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Lake Elmo Agenda Section: Planning, Land Use and Zoning No. 9A City Council June 6, 2006 A enda Item: Home Occupation Ordinance — Amended Planning Commission Recommendation Background Information for June 6, 2006: The Planning Commission again considered the proposed amendments to the regulation of Home Occupations at its May 22, 2006 meeting. Staff provided the Commission draft Minutes of the May 9 City Council Workshop regarding the proposed ordinance amendments — including Council statements/directions as to modifications the Commission should consider — as well as the full text of the Oak Park Heights Home Occupation regulations. The Commission discussed the Council concerns/issues at length and adopted the following revised/additional recommendations: 1. To permit up to 2 non-resident employees on site of a Home Based Business. 2. To require all three (maximum) allowable business vehicles on site to be parked off-street. 3. To change the number of allowable customer visits to a site from 10 to 5. The Commission discussed but offers no further recommendations regarding limiting the area of a structure that can be used for business -related storage. One commissioner did suggest, however, that should the Council insert storage limitations, that such limitations be limited to stock -in -trade only. The Commission also discussed and debated two Motions to require annual or semi-annual Home Based Business licensing. Both Motions failed — one for lack of a Second. The Commission recommends no modification of the permanent licensing feature of the current draft ordinance. Staff has attached the former (March) draft of the ordinance with the May 22 Planning Commission recommended revisions in red. We have also included the two definitions proposed to replace the current "Home Occupation" definition in Section 150 of the Code. Although not included in the packet, the City Clerk will bring copies of the ordinance amendments in proper format (without the "red") should the Council wish to adopt as now drafted or with additional modifications. Person responsible: Action items: Motion to adopt ordinance #97- adding Section 1115 to the City City Planner Code regulating Home Offices and Home Based Businesses; and, Motion to adopt Ordinance #97- amending Section 150 of the Code to repeal the definition "Home Occupation" and add the definitions "Home Office" and Home Based Business"; or, Other direction to staff regarding the subject. Attachments: Time Allocated: 1. Draft Section 1115 2. Draft Definitions 3. Draft Planning Commission Minutes of May 22, 2006 4. Council Workshop Minutes of May 9, 2006