Agenda - Planning Commission - 11/07/2019

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11.That the Applicants havestated there will be approximately 400 square feet of garage space reserved for indoor residential parking and storage related to residential use on the Subject Property, as established in City Code Section 117-351 (Home Occupation). 12.That the Applicant has stated there is not business signage on theSubject Property. 13.That the Applicants havestated there will be no more than eight (8) vehicle trips per standard eight (8) hour day. 14.That the Home Occupation employs one other person, other than the Applicants, that lives on the Subject Property and is related to the Applicants. 15.That there are activities related to loading or unloading equipment at the Subject Property including approximately 5 residential dumpsters stored onsite and delivered to customers, and 50 residential garbage cans stored onsite and delivered to customers, and 5 garbage trucks – including inoperable trucks kept for parts. 16.That the Home Occupation does involve operating methods that include transactions with the public (customers, clients, consultants, subcontractors, etc.) on the Subject Property via phone call and email in an office inside the home. 17.That the Applicants have proposed business house from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Wednesday. 18.That the Applicants have proposed bookkeeping, accounting, billing, as well as the storage of five (5) waste hauling trucks, approximately fifty (50) residential waste containers, and five (5) waste dumpsters as onsite business operations on the Subject Property. 19.That the items listed above are currently stored outside on the Subject Property, on both pavement, dirt, and grass, and are not in compliance with outdoor storage regulations or nuisance regulations. 20.That the Applicants operate waste collection services in Sherburne and Wright Counties, with disposal of the collected waste occurring at a waste management facility in Sherburne County. 21.That the Applicants do not have a license with Anoka County, though Anoka County stated a business license(base license)is required for the use. 22.That the Applicants have statedthat the garbage hauling trucks will be cleaned at the waste management facility upon being emptied and that no waste of any kind will be taken to the Subject Property at any time. 23.That the City finds the Home Occupation operates beyond the parameters of general and administrative home occupation permit requirements (City Code Section 117-351) and therefore requires Planning Commission and City Council review and approval. 24.That the City of Ramsey received complaint(s) about the home-based business in relation to the traffic of garbage trucks on a residential street, garbage trucks parked on a residential property, the volume of exterior evidence related to the home-based business, and other code violations related to exterior storage, junk, nuisance regulations, and vermin onsite.