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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION JUNE 12, 2014 Duray indicated that he looked at the property and felt that some of the outdoor storage items were stored in a haphazard manner. Duray asked if the site could be better organized. Stockness reported that he felt that given the type of business that occupied the site, it was difficult to better organize the outdoor storage. Fischer noted that the rezoning of this property was before the Commission a couple of months ago and that the Commission understands the proposal very thoroughly. There was no one from the general public present wishing to comment on this matter. Murphy recommended approval of the Conditional Use Permit for outdoor storage at 3065 Spruce Street, Stockness Property, subject to compliance with the recommendation of the City Planner as outlined in his June 6, 2014 report. Motion seconded by Schwalbach. Motion carried 6 — 0. SUP — The City Planner reported that Heather Lindberg, 2310 Stephani Court, 2310 has requested a Special Use Permit (SUP) for a home occupation to STEPHANI operate a home office with one part-time employee. The Planner reviewed COURT — the Code which allows for home occupations under two classifications: LINDBERG one being a permitted home occupation by right and the other requiring a Special Use Permit. The Planner indicated that examples of permitted home occupations include home offices, piano lessons, and other similar uses. Special home occupations have characteristics which may tend to disrupt the residential character of a neighborhood. Examples of special home occupations include barber and beauty services, photography studio, group lessons, saw sharpening, small appliance and small engine repair and the like. The Planner indicated that the City's Home Occupation Ordinance is intended to ensure two objectives. One is that residential neighborhoods are not subjected to non-residential disruptions. The other is that business operators conducting business in a commercial district are not subject to unfair competition from those paying only residential taxes. The Planner noted that the Horne Occupation Ordinance lays out several conditions that apply to the special home occupation class. One of these conditions requires a SUP if there is anyone other than the property owner working at the home occupation. The Planner noted that in this situation the applicant -9-