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Home Occupation Ordinance (21-20) Research <br />Research for Home Occupation Amendment in the City of Ramsey <br />By: Bria Raines <br />This research is an analysis of peer community codes regarding the definition and standards of a <br />home occupation. Staff discovered that the City's existing definition of a home occupation does <br />not reference secondary uses on residential properties that occurs outside of structures. The <br />following home occupation definition and ordinances recommendations were made from <br />analyzing peer city Codes. <br />Definition Recommendation <br />Recent code enforcement cases, have identified that the Ramsey City Code does not have a <br />definition that encumbers all home occupations that are seen on Ramsey properties. The purpose <br />of revising the Home Occupation definition is to clarify that all business or commercial activities <br />on a residential property is a home occupation. <br />The existing Ramsey City Code defines a home occupation in Section 117-1, stating a "Home <br />occupation means any business or commercial activity that is conducted or petitioned to be <br />conducted from the principal or an accessory structure on the property that is zoned for <br />residential use, by persons residing on the property". <br />The definition in the proposed ordinance determines that a home occupation can occur anywhere <br />on the property, are required to be operated by a resident of the property, and that the home <br />occupation is secondary to the primary residential use. These criteria have not changed, but is <br />meant to be clearly defined in the revised definition. <br />