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outlined in the home occupation ordinance, are not to exceed 2 trips per hour per standard business day or 16 trips within a 24 hour period. On average, there are six (6) vehicle trips generated by this business daily including their employee and deliveries/shipments. On occasion, there may be up to ten (10) vehicle trips in a day if for example, a customer visited their location and they left to visit a customer's location or with an additional delivery, Regardless, the number et~ vehicle trips would be well within the home occupation ordinance guidelines. The business is operated during standard business hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday and the non-resident, part-time employee generally keeps hours of 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Monday through Friday. There is also a small window sign, approximately two (2) sqt, are feet in size, on the door of the accessory building to help direct the delivery services to the correct building. Thc Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and reviewed the request for an interim use permit on July 7, 2005. One letter supporting this request was submitted tO the City. Recommendation: Tine City did receive a complaint regarding deliveries being made to the property, which is how this came to Stall's attention. Staff notified the Sills of the possible violation and was promptly contacted by Mr. Sills to discuss the matter and to determine what needed to be done to comply with Ramsey's ordinances. After reviewing some information from Mr. Sills regarding the daily operations of CAS Solutions, the Sills' business, it is Staff's opinion that this is the type of low profile business that the City had in mind when drafting the home occupations ordinance. The only criterion that the Sills do not meet is the minimum lot size of three (3) acres. However, the detached accessory building is situated as such that it is rather inconspicuous to most of the surrounding neighbors (screened by vegetation from the neighbors to the west and north, a drainage pond to the east). After reviewing this request, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the request with one stipulation, that the permit be approved initially for one (1) year and include four (4) successive, automatic one-year renewals provided that there are no outstanding permit violations on record at that time. Staff has incorporated this provision into the interim use permit. Council Action: Motion to adopt Findings of Fact relating to Paul & Catherine Sills' request for an interim use permit. -and- Motion to approve the request for an interim use permit based on the findings of fact. -or-