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Mr. (~u×zo replied he would like to promise that would be the case; however, he cannot guarantee therc will never be a delivery. He stated he has designed a turn around for the property? similar to what Green Valley Nursery has. Community Development Director Trudgeon asked how new the accessory building is. lvh'. Guzzo replied the accessory building was put in last fall. (:ommunity Development Director Trudgeon explained the City allows for home offices to operate out of houses, ttowever, it is with the addition of the accessory building that the business ttse of' this property expanded. That is when staff started discussions with Mr. Guzzo. Mr. (hlzzo stated as far as the employee situation, it has been very unclear to him exactly what constitutes as one employee. Two years ago business owners were considered okay, but now he is being told his company is out of compliance. The reason they are now considered to be over by one employee is that business owners now count as employees. Also, one of the employees is a service technician that does not work out of the facility; the service truck is stored at the employee's house and he is only at the building about 30 percent of the time or less. (iottncilrnember Cook recommended the Council approve the six-month time period for the interim use permit tonight. He suggested the applicant should use the six months to come into compliance with the rest of the regulations and look at whether there are too many employees. l lc commcntcd when the Council originally discussed this they had discussed employees that are cm staff using the building. The spirit was to not have 12 people working in the building at a time and adding that much traffic. He would recommend that the Council approve this interim use permit as it has been presented tonight with the understanding that this would provide six months lbr the applicant to make improvements to his property that make it amenable for him to have his business there for the two years he was planning. It sounds as though strides have been made lo improve the business and it does not impact the neighborhood as much as it used to. Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Elvig, to approve the Interim Use i'ermi~ to operate a sign business in an accessory structure on the property located at 6160 Green Valley Road for six months. I"urther discussion: Councilmember Olson asked the applicant if the plan is to move the business in two years to five years. Mr. Guzzo replied he had indicated it would be five years, but it would not likely take the full five years. He stated if he needs to restructure his business other cities are looking more attractive in what they offer for light industrial businesses. This location in relation to Highway 10 is where he would like to be if he has to pay rent. Councilmember Cook in/brined Mr. Guzzo this would provide him with an opportunity to take the six months to prove his; compatibility in the area. Mr. Guzzo should show that he is dealing with his deliveries differently than. in the past. He tends to agree with Mr. Guzzo that someone using a service vehicle is not really an employee that is using the property as was described in the spirit of the ordinance. Councilmember Strommen clarified the concerns of staff are above and beyond the employees and relate to the way the buildings are situated on the site. Councilmember Cook City Council/April 26, 2005 Page 10 of 23