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CASE <br /> <br /> PUBLIC HEARING <br />REQUEST FOR A HOME OCCUPATION PERMIT; <br />CASE OF JIM KREUSER <br /> By: Megan Wald, Associate Planner <br /> <br />Background:: <br /> <br />The City recently adopted a Home Occupation Ordinance that established provisions for <br />residents to apply for a home occupation permit to operate a business within an accessory <br />structure. <br /> <br />Jim Kreuser,resides at 17731 Eaton Street and has been operating a custom cabinet business <br />within an accessory structure located on his property for the past 17 years. The business is <br />considered illegal non-conforming and therefore Mr. K. reuser submitted a home occupation <br />permit application to bring his business, Kreuser Cabinets, into compliance. <br /> <br />The fifllowing items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) <br />b) <br />c) <br />c) <br />d) <br /> <br />Site location map <br />Letter from the Applicant <br />Site Layout <br />Proposed findings of fact <br />Proposed home occupation permit <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />In accordance with State statute, Staff notified property owners within 350 feet of the subject <br />property of the public hearing. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />The newly adopted Home Occupation Ordinance states that a person can apply for a permit from <br />the City to operate a business within an accessory structure if the property is at least three acres in <br />size, said bushiness is low intensity, and does not adversely affect the character of the residential <br />neighborhood. Jim Kreuser's parcel is 3.1 acres in size and according to his letter dated January <br />12, 2004 (at~:ached to this case), his business operation appears to meet the intent of the Home <br />Occupation Ordinance. <br /> <br />City Code st~ates that fbr a parcel three acres in size one non-resident employee is permitted. Mr. <br />Kreuser employs his son-in-taw who is a non-resident. Vehicular traffic trips are not to exceed 2 <br />trips per hour per standard business day or 16 trips within a 24 hour period. Kreuser Cabinets has <br />a maximum of 3 material truck deliveries per month, no clients coming to the property, only one <br />employee, and operation hours are Monday through Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm. The proposed <br /> <br /> <br />