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ORDINANCE #21-20 <br /> <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 117 WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE ZONING SECTION <br />OF THE CITY CODE OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA. <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 117-1 (DEFINITIONS) AND SECTION 117-351 <br />(HOME OCCUPATIONS) OF THE CITY CODE OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA. <br /> <br />The City of Ramsey ordains: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. AUTHORITY <br /> <br />This ordinance is adopted pursuant to and under the authority of the City Charter of the City of <br />Ramsey. <br /> <br />SECTION 2. AMENDMENT TO CITY CODE SECTION 105-142 <br /> <br />The current City Code Section 117-1 is revised as follows (additions indicated by underline, <br />deletions indicated by strikethrough): <br /> <br />Sec. 117-1. Definitions. <br /> <br />Home occupation means any business or commercial activity that is conducted or <br />petitioned to be conducted from the principal structure or an accessory structure on the <br />property that is zoned for residential use, by persons residing on the property. <br /> <br /> <br />The current City Code Section 117-351 is revised as follows (additions indicated by underline, <br />deletions indicated by strikethrough): <br /> <br />Section 117-351. Home Occupations <br /> <br />Home occupations shall be allowed to exist in the residential zoning districts in accordance <br />with certain criteria established to protect the peace, quiet, and domestic tranquility in all <br />residential neighborhoods within the city, and in order to guarantee all residents freedom from <br />excessive noise, excessive traffic, nuisance, fire hazard and other possible effects of said home <br />occupation uses. It is the intent of this section that the property owner shall have a vested interest <br />in the business, as the city does not desire to create business incubators for lease within the <br />residential districts. Applications for a home occupation permit shall be processed <br />administratively by the zoning administrator; or when circumstances necessitate, in accordance <br />with the processing procedure established for conditional use permits in section 117-51. Home <br /> <br />