Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/06/2014

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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #14-03-045 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF A HOME OCCUPATION PERMIT TO OPERATE A GUNSMITHING BUSINESS ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 15531 ZIRCONIUM ST NW BASED ON FINDINGS OF FACT #0924 AND DECLARING TERMS OF PERMIT WHEREAS, the Ramsey City Council adopted Resolution #14-03-044 adopting Findings of Fact #0924 for this use and herein approves the Home Occupation Permit. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: On March 25, 2014, a Home Occupation Permit (the "Permit") was issued by the City of Ramsey (the "City") to Russell Beech (the "Permittee") to operate a gunsmithing business on the property generally known as 15531 Zirconium St NW and legally described as follows: Lot 17, Block 2, High Point Addition, Anoka County, Minnesota (the "Subject Property") This Permit is issued pursuant to Sections 117-51 and 117-351 of the Ramsey City Code. The conditions of this Permit are as follows: 1. That this resolution shall allow for a gunsmithing business (the "Home Occupation"), including assembly, fabrication and sales of custom and catalog firearms and accessories, as well as firearms transfers and repair, in the principal building and a portion of the attached garage on the Subject Property. The Permittee shall be required to reserve at least 400 square feet of accessory structure space for the purposes of the primary residential use. 2. That the Permittee shall reside in the dwelling unit of the Subject Property and is allowed up to three (3) non-resident employees to work on the Subject Property. Notification must be given to the City if the Permittee will utilize non-resident employees. 3. That the area devoted to the Home Occupation shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the gross floor area of the principal building on the Subject Property. 4. Hours of operation on the Subject Property are Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and on Saturdays by appointment only. Any deviation from the normal weekday hours shall be by appointment only. 5. That the number of vehicular traffic trips per day to the Subject Property may not exceed two (2) trips per hour per standard eight (8) hour business day or sixteen (16) vehicle trips per twenty-four (24) hour period and vehicular traffic trips include deliveries, customer, sub -contractor and employee trips. 6. That the Permittee may not lease the business portion of the accessory structure located on the Subject Property to any person(s) that does not reside on the Subject Property.