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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 />