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Regular Planning Commission 5. 4. <br />Meeting Date: 07/12/2018 <br />By: PeggySue Imihy, Community <br />Development <br />Information <br />Title: <br />PUBLIC HEARING: Consider Ordinance #18-12; Text Amendment to City Code Section 117-351 Home <br />Occupations Ordinance <br />Purpose/Background: <br />Under staff direction from the City Council and the Planning Commission, a text amendment has been made to City <br />Code Section 117-351, Home Occupations. This text amendment specifically limits the the number of allowed <br />employees and prohibits outdoor storage. <br />?Based on recent Applications, Staff was directed to consider additional standards based on the following: <br />• ?More explicit prohibition on outside storage. <br />• Creation of categorical prohibitions (such as contracting companies that traditionally have significant <br />outdoor storage) <br />• Additional limitations on number of employees to reduce number of vehicle trips to site <br />Notification: <br />Staff published the Notice of Public Hearing in the Anoka County UnionHerald. <br />Observations/Alternatives: <br />Alternative # 1. Recommend City Council adopts Ordinance # 18-12. This would update the Zoning Regulations <br />restrict the number of allowed employees and prohibit outdoor storage for home occupations. Staff supports this <br />alternative. <br />Alternative #2. Recommend City Council denies Ordinance #18-12. This would leave the Zoning Regulations as -is, <br />which has created concern about number of allowed employees and does not prohbit outdoor storage. Staff does not <br />support this alternative. <br />Alternative #3. Table the ordinance amendment in order to have Staff research additional topics or draft ordinance <br />amendments. Staff would support this alternative if there was specific language or other case studies the Planning <br />Commission felt necessary to review before making a recommendation to City Council. <br />Funding Source: <br />This case is being handled as part of normal Staff duties. <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends Alternative #1, recommending the City Council adopt ordinance #18-12. <br />Action: <br />Motion to recommend the City Council adopt Ordinance # 18-12. <br />