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REQUEST FOR A HOME OCCUPATION PERMIT; CASE OF SCOTT JOHNSON ;By: Chris Anderson, Zoning & Recycling Coordinator Background: The City has received an application from Scott Johnson for a home occupation permit to operate a family -run wholesale bakery in the basement of his home located at 5560 144 Avenue NW. The following items are enclosed for your information: Notification: a) Site location map b) Site layout exhibit c) Letter from Applicant d) Draft Planning Commission meeting minutes dated August 3, 2006 d) Proposed findings of fact e) Proposed home occupation permit property of the public hearing. Observations: CASE # In accordance with State statute, Staff notified property owners within 350 feet of the subject Scott Johnson is proposing to establish a family -run wholesale bakery in the basement of his home. The business, Jenny An Cakes, consists entirely of baking cakes and delivering them to clientele. There is no frying or grease used in the baking process. Mr. Johnson and his wife deliver the cakes, by personal vehicle, to clients' homes and/or to multiple business locations in the metro area; there are no sales transactions that occur on site and thus, no customers coming to or from the home. City Code restricts home occupations to 20% of the gross floor area of the home. The proposed bakery operation would be conducted in a portion of the basement that constitutes roughly ten percent (10 %) of the gross floor area of the dwelling. The only employees involved with this business are Mr. Johnson and his wife, Nhu Tran, both of whom reside on the premises. Since there are no on -site sales involved with this business, there is no need for additional off - street parking space. There will be few, if any, deliveries to the home, as Mr. Johnson and Mrs. Tran pick up all ingredients themselves. All necessary equipment and appliances are typical residential units with standard voltages. There will be no exterior evidence of the business; no signs will be displayed and there will be no outside storage of equipment or merchandise.