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Councilmember Howell asked why palm reading and fortune telling is a prohibited home <br /> occupation. <br /> Planning Manager Larson shared that a lot of cities have prohibited this as there have been <br /> instances where palm readers have been caught doing nefarious acts and swindling customers out <br /> of large sums of money. <br /> Community Development Director Hanson asked if the Council would like a definition for a sales <br /> and storage yard. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove said yes as this would be helpful. <br /> Councilmember Woestehoff asked if it is common for home occupations to require something that <br /> has a different level of building permits. He suggested adding something about if the space is so <br /> large that it requires a commercial building permit then it would be a prohibited use. <br /> City Administrator Hagen shared that there is a statement in the code that says there should be no <br /> other exterior evidence of the existence of a home occupation, including outdoor storage of <br /> materials or commercial vehicles. <br /> Councilmember Howell asked about limiting instructional classes to having no more than four <br /> people in attendance. She shared that she knows of someone in another city who teaches 15 kids a <br /> week and asked how this would affect someone in Ramsey attempting to do the same. <br /> Planning Manager Larson asked if this is something that the Council would like to allow.He shared <br /> that he has dealt with something similar years ago that was run through the public hearing notice <br /> and neighbors of the individual running the classes out of her home showed up and were not happy <br /> with the traffic that it caused. <br /> Councilmember Howell asked if it was a full time school or just something that happened once a <br /> week. <br /> Planning Manager Larson stated that it was something that occurred a few evenings a week. <br /> Councilmember Howell asked how this would affect someone who tutors kids out of their home, <br /> hosts a bible study, or has a home based church. <br /> Planning Manager Larson stated that the home based church could become problematic under <br /> building code. He noted that religious institutions are already called out in the code. He added that <br /> people getting together for a bible study would not be affected as it is not a business. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove asked how they differentiate a home based church versus someone who <br /> has a lot of people living in their home that are also causing traffic concerns. She asked why <br /> someone could not host church in their home once a week but someone else could have multiple <br /> non-related people living in the same home and coming and going everyday. <br /> City Council Work Session / October 10, 2023 <br /> Page 6 of 11 <br />