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G <br /> 7.01: Public Hearing: Consider Request for a Home Occupation Permit at 6131 Green <br /> Valley Road NW(Project No. 22-118); Case of I Hill Container Company <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Chairperson Bauer called the public hearing to order at 7:05 p.m. <br /> Presentation <br /> City Planner McCann presented the staff report stating that staff recommends that the Commission <br /> recommend denial of the requested Home Occupation Permit. The proposal exceeds the standards <br /> set in Ordinance#22-06 regarding allowed number of employees and the"dispatch center"nature <br /> of the business. <br /> Commissioner Walker asked the definition of dispatch center by the City. <br /> City Planner McCann reviewed the definition within City Code. <br /> Commissioner Walker stated that at the last meeting a Home Occupation Permit was approved for <br /> a food truck and asked how that would be different than this box truck leaving the site to make <br /> i <br /> deliveries. ff <br /> i <br /> City Planner McCann replied that the proposed items for the food truck would be stored inside <br /> whereas these items would be stored outside. He stated that the food truck would leave the site L <br /> Friday and return on Sunday(two round trips per week),whereas this request would generate many <br /> more daily trips. <br /> Senior Planner Anderson stated that in the case of the food truck, everyone resides onsite whereas <br /> with this request there would be employees that do not live onsite coming to the site to transport <br /> materials offsite. <br /> Citizen Input <br /> Jeff Hillman, applicant, stated that the use of dispatch center seems weird to him as it is not used <br /> as a dispatch center but is used as more of a warehouse. He commented that there is not a business <br /> being run out of the site at this time but there are boxes and raw materials stored onsite. He stated <br /> that his driver drops off or picks up items to bring to the other location in Elk River. He stated <br /> that he has had his company for over 15 years and has been able to grow the company from a small <br /> part-time business in a small garage to a full-time business. He commented that it is a difficult <br /> business to grow,which is maybe why it is not that familiar. He stated that this property was ideal <br /> because of the space. He stated that the business is not operating out of the site, but he does store <br /> overflow material on the property. He commented that he is unfamiliar with the process of the <br /> application and therefore projected future growth on the application. He stated that currently there ' <br /> is one full-time employee but, on the application, he checked up to four as perhaps he would need C' <br /> more employees in the future. He stated that when he purchased the property from the previous <br /> C <br /> owner, the seller stated that his desire was to sell the property to a small business owner and <br /> r <br /> Planning Commission/April 28,2022 r <br /> Page 3 of 20 <br /> c <br /> r <br /> i <br /> i <br />