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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. 4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 Telephone: 763.231 .2555 Facsimile: 763.231 .2561 planners @nacplanning.com PLANNING REPORT TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman /Kimberly Holien DATE: September 8, 2006 SUBJECT: Little Canada- Mary Vasquez Home Occupation Permit 140 Rose Place NAC FILE: 758.09 - 06.26 Background Mary Vasquez, Linda Vasquez, and Teresa Haskvitz have submitted an application for a home occupation permit to operate a spa at 140 Rose Place. The site is zoned R -1, Single Family Residential. The applicant is proposing a spa business, including services such as yoga, manicures, pedicures, and massages. All clients would be scheduled by appointment only, with one to two clients on the premises at a time. All services will require appointments approximately one hour in length. The general operating hours would be from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Each of the three applicants will be employed by the home occupation, as well as one on -site manager. By serving one to two clients at a time, the business may receive up to 18 clients per day. Analysis The purpose of the City's home occupation ordinance is to ensure two objectives: (1) that residential neighborhoods are not subjected to non - residential disruptions, and (2) that business operators conducting business in a commercial district are not subject to unfair competition from those paying only residential taxes. The zoning ordinance makes a distinction between permitted home occupations and special or customarily "more sensitive" home occupations. Permitted home occupations typically include home offices, piano lessons, or other similar uses. Special home occupations have characteristics which may tend to disrupt the residential character of the neighborhood. While permitted home occupations may be allowed as a matter of right, special home