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AGENDA ITEM 6B STAFF ORIGINATOR: Paul Bengtson CC MEETING DATE: February 8, 2010 TOPIC: First Reading of Ordinance No. 01 -10 Amending the Zoning Ordinance requirements for Home Occupations /Home Exte-nde Businesses and amendin the Fee Schedule t dd a fee for a Home Occupa i• .- mit. BACKGROUND With the development of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update, it is appropriate for the city to review its official controls. This is the first of many reviews of our official controls. At the direction of the Planning and Zoning Board and City Council, staff has brought forth draft language in regards to Home Occupations /Home Extended Businesses. HOME OCCUPATION ANALYSIS After a great deal of discussion at the staff level and with the Planning and Zoning Board, the language forwarded to the City Council as part of this ordinance creates a three tiered system to replace the existing two tier system. Each tier allows a higher level of business activity. The first tier allows only business activity inside the dwelling itself and no external customers or employees at the site. The second tier allows expansion into accessory structures and allows very limited external customers and /or employees. The third tier allows certain properties (Larger than one acre or zoned Rural or those that front onto a major roadway) to have a higher level of activity. Staff feels that the proposed ordinance actually grants greater opportunity to home owners, while still protecting the neighborhoods in which they reside. Since the last work session, staff has slightly amended the proposal to require a Conditional Use Permit for Level C and to add some maximum limits as to the number of employees /customers and vehicle trips. This means the City Council will be required to review all Level C requests, and as this proposed amendment requires, can place additional limitations on the use. The Ordinance Amendment attached also includes a Home Occupation Permit Fee for those residents who wish to pursue a Level B Home Occupation. The fee is proposed to be $25.