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CONSULTING PLANNERS - LANDSCAFB ARCIiI'rELT3 + ]OD FIRST AYBNUE 7iOR7li - SUI'C6 L@ - M[<lVNBAF'OLIS, AIN SSiO[ • 61Z-33f-]30U <br />,, 11 <br />u <br />August 2, 1993 <br />Susan Hoyt <br />City adtuinistrator <br />City of Falcon Heiglris <br />2t]?7 V~f. Laiper~ur Avtrtue <br />Falcon Heigrits,l4~T 55113-5594 <br />We have reviewed thtr City's dome Occupation drdinance and eanapared it to ondinarlees from otl'1er <br />communities in,ctndir~g the ones you sextt as. The atta~ed sum~maty lists the items you brought up, <br />• together with items commonly fDUnud in hooae occapation ordinances. Ovetall, Falcon Iieitgtus <br />ordinance doex not. seem mach worse or mach better than most ot~x ondinat~ addressing home <br />acc~patioos. 5o~me CSty c~rdir~ces ate very specific wriile ot~s aZ+e very gale~l. If the t~ty is <br />cor~s"sderirtg chatt,~es bo the Hume t~ccapation ~, it is important to address a,~y Rrobiems ttjat <br />b~ve occurred. For pde, is there oonftuSioa~ atoms. v-fiat uses cats be Consadened home vcCupatiDtls? <br />Have there been complaints about permitted Mme ~ecupatiotts ca~nveming traffic or troise? These <br />types of problems may ~P Point to nseetied chat~es (if arsy). in addition tD the attached spieadsheet, <br />you brongfit txp six items nn particular which I've addressed below. <br />1. Requuemenrs that the btrsine~ss be clearly secondary to the residential rruture of the !some. <br />Falt~on ~Ieights is simtYar tD most commumitie5 in stating ttsat a ~e ocio~n is secor~ty ar <br />incide~l to the primary use of tde dwelling. Yoar ordinance Says tb;s in the dei6urition scetioan, somae <br />say it ender pntpase. Ia addition, the tents soctiaat t~treatly in you ordinatx~e helps Uo clarify <br />this. If have been. problems with irdserptetahon or e~oroetaent of this, yon may want tca oon5ider <br />modifying the r~egai~ents, <br />2. Requirements regarnWag traps and deliveries to hwae occupaaorrs. <br />There is a wide variation m hoa- commutities deal with this item. Yoar ordinaonce says shat narmat <br />ICSl~al traf~C 8ho111~ be mSir other IieB eGt ~!t""~"~ 1iiri~ D!1 the ~'nber and type <br />O~f tF~S that an allowed. l~ew Brighton ilDr example allows 8~ddirLOrta1 VChic`de ttxp6 peT dap Wh1e <br />Cotta Givve allows 20 Velgcle 1~oips Per dap. Spccifyatg tiipa P~ ~Y wtritid ~ clarif3' >~ <br />oniiz~ce. <br />• 3. Requiresysenrs regarding rGntadelveg m ac+canmodate a home occypation. <br />Falcon Height's Ordin~at~oe, b7re must othaer eoes, stares that the psi ~' of the <br />