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2. Increase the minhnum acreage required to apply for an' Accessory Structure Home <br /> Occupation Permit <br />.~. Remove welding as a prohibited use <br />4. Increase the number of non-related employees allowed in relation to parcel size increase. <br /> <br />Staff obtained a copy of Brainerd's Home Occupation Permit and discussed the ordinance with <br />their City Planner. Brainerd does not allow for businesses to be operated in an accessory <br />buildings, they only allow one non-resident employee, and the ordinance does not provide a list <br />of permitted and non-permitted uses. Home Extended Businesses are handled tl~rough a <br />conditional use permit process in Brainerd and in order to be approved they rnust be "clearly <br />incidental and secondary to the residential use of the premises; shall not produce light, glare, <br />noise, odor, or vibration perceptible beyond the boundaries of the premises." The,Brainerd City <br />Planner stated that their Home Occupation Ordinance is outdated and causes more confusion <br />rather than providing for good criteria for approving a businesses operation in a residential home. <br /> <br />Orl May 1st the Planning Commission directed staff to amend the draft ordinance to increase the <br />minimum acreage requirements for Accessory Structure Home Occupatiorf Permits. The revised <br />ordinance proposes to require residents to own a mirfimum of (3) three acres in order to apply for <br />an Accessory Structure Home Occupation Permit. <br /> <br />At the request of the Planning Commission, "welding" was removed from_Subd. 4( c ). <br /> <br />Per the Commission's request, the following table is an attempt to allow for an increase in the <br />number of non-resident employees allowed to participate in the business operation based on <br />parcel size. - .......... <br /> <br /> Acreage :: ..4 · ::!'?:i'-: .:-'..' .':. Non-resident ::' <br /> · :' '..' '-'.'".i: ': ':)i::--:~' "':7. ::Em'pl~y~e'~'"' '. <br />'3-4.9 acres (130,680-213,444 square 1 <br />feet) " <br />5-6.9 acres (217,800 - 300,564 square 2 <br />feet) <br />7-8.9 acres (304,920 - 387,684 square 3 <br />feet) <br />9 - 10+ acres (392,040 - 435,600 4 <br />square feet) <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />The Planning Commission should review the enclosed ordinance and provide a recommendation <br />to the City Council. <br /> <br />Commission Action: <br /> <br />Based on discussion. <br /> <br />Review Checldist: <br />Conamunity Development Director <br />Pti nc ipal Planner <br /> <br />Copies to: <br />City Administrator <br />City Attorney <br /> <br />PC: 6.5.03 <br /> <br />289 <br /> <br /> <br />