Agenda - Planning Commission - 08/02/2018

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Regular Planning Commission 5. 2. Meeting Date: 08/02/2018 By: Chloe McGuire Brigl, Community Development Information Title: PUBLIC HEARING: Consider Request for a Home Occupation Permit for Auto Detailing at 7950 149th Lane NW, Case of Linda and Troy Neiss Purpose/Background: Through the code enforcement program, the City learned of a home -based business being operated on the property located at 7950 149th Lane NW (the "Subject Property"). City Staff has been working with Linda and Troy Neiss (the "Applicant") since January 2018 to complete the Home Occupation Supplemental Questionnaire and subsequently to submit an application for a Home Occupation Permit for automobile detailing. This business previously operated beyond the parameters of an administrative home occupation requirement, due to off-street parking violations, outdoor storage, the number of vehicles onsite, and the driving to the property over the City -owned property. City staff believes the Applicant has refrained from driving across City -owned property to access the building, and will continue to monitor the situation. Staff has also included it as a condition of approval (condition 6). The Applicant has provided a copy of supporting documentation showing no objection from surrounding neighbors. Notification: The City attempted to notify all property owners within a 350 foot radius of the property and dutifully noticed the public hearing in the City's official newspaper, the Anoka County Herald. Observations/Alternatives: Business Details The Applicant owns a small automobile detailing business. The business currently operates from the Subject Property. The business previously operated from the detached garage, but is currently operating out of the attached garage until the home occupation permit and driveway permit are approved to continue work in the detached garage. The detached garage is currrently only accessible via grass. Use in either structure would require the issuance of a Home Occupation Permit. Subject Property The Subject Property is 1.01 acres in size and is in the R-1 Residential (Rural Developing) zoning district. The property is on the corner of 149th Lane and Armstrong Boulevard and abuts City -owned property to the south. The City -owned property is not expected to be developed in coming years. There is no proposed outdoor storage. City Code Requirements The Applicant is proposing to operate the detailing business out of the 900 square foot detached accessory garage that would store all associated business equipment and would provide adequate space and maneuvering to accommodate all loading and unloading of miscellaneous equipment. City Code Section 117-351 (Home Occupations) states that home occupations are permitted in detached accessory buildings as long as there is at least 400 square feet of accessory building space reserved/maintained for the primary residential garage. There is an attached garage on the Subject Property that satisfies this requirement at 480 square feet. City Code Section 117-351 (Home Occupations) states that there shall not be any exterior evidence of said home