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Commission, that if it is approved and it is a commercial grade as with others that he be allowed to look at the property to ensure security and safety. He stated he has done that with other commercial businesses in the area. Councilmember Heineman commented he supported the inspection by the Police Chief and the condition that the business be only by appointment. Female resident (name not stated) commented there are ways to know the difference between business and family because they arrived at the pole barn and only the pole barn staying between 20 minutes and 2 hours. She stated there have been documentation of the cars. Councilmember Heineman replied there can be visitors to a home including deliveries and friends of children, etc. that it couldn’t be certainly determined. He asked that Police Chief Katers take that into consideration as he is doing a security assessment but he had a hard time telling a resident that if the neighbors didn’t know the people coming to a home that it shouldn’t be allowed. Councilmember Howell asked that if this was approved, that the Police Chief sign off on this and add any conditions he deems necessary. She stated she is a former small business owner who operated out of her home and it would have been really distressing to her to have neighbors micromanaging her. She understood the concerns and lack of transparency by Mr. Trout. She stated that if the permit goes through, they will have to find a way to be neighbors to each other and not take this out of proportion. She supports this business and noted given the applicant’s background, he would be able to secure his firearms. She stated there is nothing preventing him from being a gun collector and owning a massive amount of firearms and ammunitions. She stated if this is approved, there will be requirements that would need to be met and if they aren’t it could be dealt with then. Ms. Schmidt stated the question is not if the neighbors should get along, it is if Mr. Trout violated the original HOP, which she felt he did and now may be approved for a higher level HOP. She stated Mr. Trout wasn’t being held accountable for the violations and that the neighbors were being punished for it. th Michael Kemp, 6003 178 Lane NW, asked Councilmember Howell what kind of business she had. Councilmember Howell replied it was a piano studio with multiple cars coming to her home. Mr. Kemp stated he lives on the next block and didn’t care about the cars. He stated there are people who walk their dogs daily and there are small children in the neighborhood. He stated there has been vandalism of cars in their yards. He asked if a music teacher is being compared with a gun shop. Councilmember Heineman replied he is comparing the two in regard to the rules for a small business, which is the same. He repeated his comments regarding guns is that it is an intangible difference that is emotionally driven and not statutory. City Council /March 8, 2022 Page 21 of 38