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STAFF REPORT TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Jessica Jagoe, Associate Planner DATE: January 3, 2017 RE: 2580 Rice Street – Conditional Use Permit Massage Therapy Ms. Chanda Hin has applied for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a Massage Therapy Business out of the office building at 2580 Rice Street. The building is part of the office condominium association in the Edgewater Office Park. This property is zoned B-3, General Business which allows Massage Therapy by Conditional Use Permit as a principal or accessory use. Ms. Hin, of Balanced Therapies, is requesting approval of a CUP to allow massage therapy as a principal use. Her business would be open 6-7 days a week between 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (subject to change on availability). Along with the message therapy, she will offer professional therapeutic services, personal training and nutrition services, massage therapy training, and informational sessions on health and wellness (small group or presentations). The applicant has noted their future work scope could include acupuncture and chiropractic services, but at this time those are not provided to their clients. Staff has verified that Ms. Hin is the only employee of Balanced Therapies. The lease agreement provided with the application indicates that Balanced Therapies will be located in the lower level of this office building. That lower level lease space is roughly 1,040 square feet. Within that lower level area there is also a conference room that is noted in the lease agreement as being a shared meeting space between upper and lower tenant. Analysis - In consideration of the permit request, the B-3, General Business ordinance states the following for consideration of the CUP provisions: I. Massage Therapy as a principal or accessory use, provided that: 1. The business receives an appropriate license from the City of Little Canada, and complies with all the requirements of that license. 2. All therapists are licensed in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Code. 3. The City reserves the right to review the conditional use permit at any time, and may add conditions deemed appropriate by the City Council to ensure compliance with the Comprehensive Plan, City Codes, and applicable regulations.