Agenda - Planning Commission - 01/02/2020

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Regular Planning Commission 7. 1. Meeting Date: 01/02/2020 By: Chloe McGuire Brigl, Community Development Information Title: Consider Amended Request for a Home Occupation Permit for a Garbage Hauling Company at 17030 Baugh St NW; Case of Allen and Joyce Birchem/Birchem Sanitation (Project #19-141) Purpose/Background: The purpose of this case is to consider an application for a Home Occupation Permit to run a garbage hauling company at 17030 Baugh St NW (the "Subject Property"), including a home office, indoor storage and outdoor storage of related items. Allen and Joyce Birchem (the "Applicants") applied for the Home Occupation Permit (HOP) after staff discovered the business through the code enforcement program. The Planning Commission discussed the HOP request at their November 2019 Planning Commission meeting where the topic was tabled to give the homeowners time to clean up the site. The Planning Commission seemed generally supportive of an HOP for one garbage truck with no outdoor storage. This case was postponed at the November Planning Commission to allow the Applicant more time to come into compliance and attempt to strike a compromise on allowing the business to continue to operate on a smaller scale. The Applicant has made significant cleanup, but has additional work to be done. Staff desires to discuss updates and provide policy clarification on the Application. Staff believes that this case may need to be postponed to the February Planning Commission Meeting. Notification: Notifications of this proposal (OF THE PREVIOUS REVIEW) were sent via Standard US Mail to Property Owners within 350 feet of the Subject Property, as reflected by Anoka County Property Records. A notice was also published in the Anoka Union Herald, the City's Official newspaper. Observations/Alternatives: General The Subject Property is located at 17030 Baugh St NW. The Subject Property is zoned R-1 Residential (Rural Developing) and is approximately 1.6 acres in size. All surrounding properties are zoned the same. Summary of Request The Applicants seek permission to continue to operate a waste collection business from the Subject Property, with direction as recommended by the Planning Commission at their November Meeting. On site business operations include (revised from original request): • Office (bookkeeping, accounting, billing) • Parking for 2 waste hauling trucks (one in pole barn, one outside) Waste collection services occur in Sherburne and Wright Counties, with disposal of the collected waste occurring at a waste management facility in Sherburne County. The trucks are cleaned and maintained at this waste management facility. No waste is taken to the Subject Property. If HOP is approved, the Applicant will be required to get the proper license(s) from Anoka County and any other agency requiring permit. Hours of Operation (Proposed) The hours of operation begin at 8:00 am (trucks leave the Subject Property) and end at 4:30 pm (trucks return to the