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NOTE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 1 ) City Council regular meeting minutes dated March 9, 2004 2) City Council regular meeting minutes dated March 23, 2004 3) City Council regular meeting minutes dated April 13, 2004 Chairperson Nixt noted the City Council minutes. He thanked staff for Sending out th~ minutes ahead of time, noting that was helpful. He stated there is an ongoing discUSSion on the pr~e~Ss of revising the Comprehensive Plan Amendment, and asked for an fi~date. Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon indicated there was another work sessioal with the City Council on the process, and they will becking that the City Council grant Stafftfi~ ability to start the process with a consultant, and ,~Ork throughl.the process with the Planning Commission and City Council in work session. H~'::stated they still:do not have a definite time line, but are twing to piece down the process to some manageabl~:;:ite~i PUBLIC HEARINGS/COMMISSION BUSINESS Case #1: Public Hearing - Request for a Home Occup~0n Pe~t; Case of Sarah Pickhardt , ,:: :~ ::::..; :5 ~: ~. ::::::::: Presentation ~ ' 'i i.:, Associate Planner Geisler advised tfi'~: .City re~:~iVed an a3~i'~tion from Sarah Pickhardt for a home occupation permit to establish ~:a:on~:Person chirOp?actic business in her home on the property located at 15751 Potassium sti:~tl~ She indicated City Code restricts home occupation to 20% of the grogs floor area of the home}: and the room in which the home occupation will take place is significantly less :than 10% of the P~ncipa! dwelling floor area. Associate Planner Geisler stated the operati:~5~!~hours would be primarily Monday - Friday with the last appointment schedu}ed' fbr.no later ~han 9:00 p.m., unless under an emergency situation. She indicated the in-hmne chiroPi-a~hC%usiness will be secondary to Ms. Pickhardt's main employment at Abeler Chiropractic office. She noted the City recently issued a home occupation permit for a magsage therapist with similar-hours and number of anticipated Clients during a week. ": Public Hearing Ms. Pickhardt, 15751 Potassium stated she would like to add some statistics. She indicated she averaged only approximately 10 clients per month at home, as most of her patients have transferred to. Anoka. She noted she had a home occupation permit in Champlin for six to seven years, and most of her neighbors never knew it unless they were a client. Chairperson Nixt asked if the hours suggested were acceptable. Ms. Pickhardt stated her appointments are strictly by appointment, and the hours listed were arbitrarily set by Staff. Planning Commission/May 6, 2004 Page 2 of 25