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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS INC. MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission Little Canada Mayor and City Council FROM: James Vick DATE: 16 July 1984 RE: Behr - Special Home Occupation FILE NO: 758.09 - 84.29 Jul 19 1984 CITY OF LITTLE CANADA BACKGROUND Mr. Behr has applied for a special home occupation permit for 2717 Noel Drive. The property in question is zoned R -1, Single Family Residential. The proposed activity includes the sale or trade of garden tractors, lawn mowers and refrigerators. ISSUES The intent of the home occupation review is to prevent competition with business districts and to provide a means through the establishment of specific standards and procedures by which home occupations can be conducted in residential neigh- borhoods without jeopardizing the health, safety and general welfare of the surrounding neighborhood. The Zoning Ordinance lists general provisions which identify standards for acceptable home occupations. Following is an evaluation of these.requirements which conflict with the proposed home occupation: 1. No home occupation shall produce light glare, noise, odor or vibration that will in any way have an objectionable effect upon adjacent or nearby property. The proposed use involves testing and demonstration of lawn tractors and mowers which by its nature is excessively noisy. In addition, there is a fork lift on the site used for moving appliances, which increases the impact of noise. 2. Any home occupation shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use of the premises, should not change the residential character thereof, and shall result in no incompatibility or disturbance to the surrounding residential uses. While it may be difficult to determine the dominance of residential or commercial use, neighborhood complaints have demonstrated its in- compatibility with the surrounding area. q nk 2 4820 minnetonka boulevard, suite 420 rninneapolis, mn 55416 612/925 -9420