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Community Development Director Gladhill explained staff was reviewing this Ordinance after <br />receiving a directive from the City Council, noting this group feels there is an issue with the <br />Ordinance. He provided further comment on the concerns that were raised after a recent home <br />occupation was requested that had outdoor storage. <br />Chairperson Bauer asked if the Commission was addressing this portion of City Code based on an <br />isolated issue. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill commented there were five or six home occupations <br />that were driving this issue to be further reviewed by the City. <br />Commissioner VanScoy questioned what the challenges were the City was facing at this time by <br />changing the code. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill explained the City was being challenged on the <br />outdoor storage issue and number of employees. <br />Commissioner Anderson stated he did not support outdoor storage for a home occupation in a <br />residential area. <br />The Commission was in agreement. <br />Commissioner Gengler did not believe it was necessary for a home occupation to have five <br />employees. She was of the opinion a home business was an up and coming business that had very <br />few employees and once there were five employees onsite it would be good for this business to <br />find a proper site. <br />Commissioner Anderson stated he did not support home occupations allowing employees to drop <br />off their vehicle in order to pick up a service vehicle. He believed this activity should occur at a <br />place of business. He indicated he wanted to protect the neighbors living adjacent to those with a <br />home occupation. <br />Commissioner Woestehoff agreed adding that the more concise the City was with their home <br />occupation code the better off the City would be. <br />Commissioner Surma encouraged the City not to step on the rights of Ramsey residents to own <br />and operate their own business from their property. <br />Planning Intern Imihy asked if the Commission supported home occupations operating out of an <br />accessory structure. <br />Commissioner Woestehoff and Chairperson Bauer supported this type of business. <br />6.02: Discussion Item: Feedback on the Creation of a Neighborhood Business District <br />Planning Commission/June 7, 2018 <br />Page 11 of 13 <br />