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WORKSHOP MINUTES CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 12, 2025 DISCUSS CODE AMENDMENTS FOR MASSAGE & COMPLIMENTARY ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE PRACTICES The Community Development Director stated that staff is asking Council how or if the city should regulate complementary and alternative health care (CAHC) practices involving physical touch, including whether such services should be treated the same as massage, or addressed separately under the regulatory/licensing code. He explained that the alternative healthcare practices would be any practice that involves touching but separate from specific massage therapy as currently defined in the city code. The City Clerk stated that CAHC should be a separate license from massage therapy, with its own limited number of licenses. She explained that she does not want the possibility of having more than three licenses available for massage therapy, which could happen if these two types of businesses are combined in one city license type. There was Council consensus to create a new license for alternative healthcare practices with similar requirements to massage therapy and limit the number of these licenses. DISCUSS CODE AMENDMENTS FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES The Community Development Director explained that the city has been working on modernizing the zoning code for consistency, clarity, and alignment with broader city goals. He stated that the current phase is addressing accessory building and structures, accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and exterior material standards. He reviewed the proposed changes and discussions that have occurred with the Planning Commission. He noted the amendments are proposed to Zoning Code Chapters 904-907, 914, 915, 918, and 919. Malone is concerned about an ADU being non -owner occupied. She asked if a company would be prohibited from buying the property with an ADU. The Community Development Director stated that there would be nothing prohibiting any specific party from purchasing a property with an ADU. Malone is also concerned about the property becoming a problem property and causing issues for the neighborhood if the property is not owner -occupied. She stated that she feels adding an ADU causes the property to become multi -family when the neighborhood was established as single- family. She feels that there should be a requirement that the property be owner -occupied so there is more oversight of the property if the owner is also living there. Gutierrez stated that she did not feel it was necessary for the property to be owner -occupied. Fischer stated his feeling is to protect the neighbor as much as possible. He received confirmation that the property value increases since there are physical improvements done to the home and/or property when an ADU is added. Kwapick stated that he agrees with the requirement of the property being owner -occupied if there is an ADU. There was Council consensus to continue discussing the ADU code amendments at the next workshop. 2