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SPECIAL WORK SESSION June 3, 2009 APPROVED 179 The council discussed the home based business issue. They recognize that there are home 180 based businesses legitimately operating in residential areas in the city. Staff is confident 181 that the problem can be solved for the Weinkauf type of business through zoning 182 regulation changes. The Planning and Zoning Board supports that course of action. 183 184 It was pointed out that when the Weinkauf property was purchased and the city was 185 approached about appropriate uses,the city gave assurances that a business situation 186 could be worked out. 187 188 Staff noted that the driving goal is to bring the zoning and planning for the property into 189 concurrence. A council member pointed out that there are two options for the council- 190 zoning change or change the proposed Plan. Staff is recommending a zoning regulation 191 amendment as the zoning code is updated according to the Plan. Another option would 192 be to designate the area mixed use. 193 194 Ms. Weinkauf expressed concern about being limited under new home occupation 195 regulations. Also she believes that some of the other owners do not want to lose the 196 commercial designation. Four of the five parcels owners (one owner is out of town) are 197 requesting commercial zoning. There is after all a bar and a junk yard already operating 198 in the vicinity. 199 200 Planner Smyser explained that the Planning and Zoning Board recommendation is to 201 leave the properties as low density residential (as designated in the Plan), rezone the 202 properties to match and in turn revamp the home occupation zoning regulations. To 203 designate the property commercial would mean that it could be developed as such with 204 little or no buffer from adjacent residential areas. 205 206 The question for the council being what will be included in the Plan relative to the 207 Weinkauf property, staff was directed to not change the proposed Plan. 208 209 The council discussed the Jeff Joyer property(Waldoch Farm Garden Center). It is 210 currently guided medium density residential after 2030; existing zoning is both rural and 211 general business. There is agriculture and business going on there. The request of Mr. 212 Joyer is that a portion of the property be guided commercial (so they can expand in the 213 future). Staff's concern is that there is no infrastructure in place or planned that could 214 support that and other issues as well. Staff's recommendation is no change to the Plan 215 and that as part of zoning code revisions, they will reexamine and reapproach the use as a 216 commercial greenhouse. If something were to change (infrastructure), there could be a 217 comp plan amendment. 218 219 The council concurred in their support of the staff recommendation. 220 221 Staff affirmed their commitment to working with both Mr. Joyer and the Weinkauf s as 222 zoning changes are considered. 223 5