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Motion carrie& Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Zimmerman, Elvig, Cook, Kurak, Pearson, and Strommen. Voting No: None. Case #3: Request for a Home Occupancy Permit; Case of Julie Lorge Community Development Director Frolik explained that the City has received an application from Julie Lorge for a home occupation permit to establish a one-chair hair salon in her home located at 7021, 153rd Avenue NW. Julie Lorge is proposing to relocate her established one-chair hair salon from her previous home in Ramsey to the subject property. The applicant properly applied for and received a home occupation permit for the salon at her previous home in 1994. The Planning Commission and City staff recommended approval of the request for home occupation permit. Motion by Councilmember Kurak, seconded by Councilmember Elvig, to adopt Resolution #03- 11-308 adopting Findings of Fact #0660 relating to Julie Lorge's request for a home occupation permit. Motion carried, Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Kurak, Elvig, Cook, Pearson, Strommen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Motion by Councilmember Kurak, seconded by Counciimember Elvig, to adopt Resolution #03- 11-309 approving Julie Lorge's request for a home occupation permit based on the findings of fact. Motion carried, Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Kurak, Elvig, Cook, Pearson, Strommen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #4: Request for a Zoning .Amendment to Chapter 9, Section 9.11.04 Home Occupations; Case of Lonny Menard Community Development Director Frolik explained that the City Council reviewed the proposed revised Home Occupation Ordinance at the November 3, 2003 City Council work session. The current Home Occupation Permit restricts home occupations to the confines of the dwelling, which excludes attached or deta0hed garages. The ordinance also does not allow for employees other than residents that live on the property. Staff reviewed the following Proposed additions to the ordinance with the City Council during the work session: 1. Establishes standards for occupations conducted within the dwelling. 2. Language has been added to allow businesses to be operated from an accessory structure for parcels 3 acres Or greater in size and establishes standards for these operations. 3. Gives the City Council the flexibility to approve or deny a business operation within a pre-existing accessory structure that is located on a parcel that does not contain a residential dwelling. It should be noted that City Code no longer allows accessory structures to be constructed on a property that does not contain a principal dwelling. 4. Establishes a list of specific business operations that may be considered a little more intensive (i.e. traffic or production of product) for parcels 10 acres in size and greater that are located within the Rural Developing and Rural Preserve areas 5. Allows employees, that are not occupants of the residential dwelling. The number of employees permitted is based on lot size. City Council/November 25, 2003 Page 9 of 28