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• June 28, 2010—Planning Commission recommended approval of the Home Occupation Ordinance to the City Council
• April 12, 2010—Planning Commision made the following decisions with regard to Home Occupations:
o Home Occupations will be defined by two subtypes: Home Offices and Home Based Businesses. o Home Based Businesses should have a Home Based Business Permit that
is monitored by the staff using an application procedure.
o Home Offices should be regulated by performance standards.
o Exceptions to the Home Occupation Ordinance should include garage sales, licensed facilities, and agricultural sales. o A Garage Sale provision should be added to the definition section.
• March 22, 2010—Planning Commission made the following decisions with regard to Home Occupations: o They wanted separate regulations and definitions for home offices and home based businesses and wanted to return to the old planning
commission draft as a starting point.
o Degree of storage should not be limited for any home occupation.
o Home offices would not have a permit and home based businesses would require a Special Home Occupation Permit. o Signs would not be permitted for any home occupation
• March 8, 2010—Planning Commission reopened discussion on the Home Occupation Ordinance
• July 18, 2006—City Council o Tabled discussion
• June 12, 2006—Planning Commission made revisions to the recommended ordinance o Made the following changes:
Degree of storage should not be limited
Two non-resident employees are allowed in a home-based business
Annual license renewals is not needed
Three business related vehicles are allowed at any time (parked off street)
Limited visits from 10 to 5 per day
Deliveries limited to 6 trips daily
• June 6, 2006—City Council workshop o Made a draft ordinance
• March 27, 2006—Planning Commission Public hearing
o Concern over stock and trade being limited because of invasion of privacy
o Concern over how to address adverse impacts on adjacent property
• March 13, 2006—Planning Commission Public Hearing o Discussed Shoreview ordinance
o Discussed the definition currently in use and suggested splitting it into two
categories: home based business, and home office
o Discussed difference between seasonal and year long businesses o Discussed deliveries
• November 14, 2005—Planning Commission
o Discussed Shoreview Ordinance and created a table
o Discussed accessory structures o Discussed licensing o Discussed distinction between land uses
• October 24, 2005—Planning Commission
o Discussed traffic concerns
o Discussed exterior visibility of business
• March 14, 2005—Planning Commission o Home occupations discussed under a zoning text amendment
Was amended to include RR zoning
• February 28, 2005—Planning Commission o Set up schedule for March 14, 2005 text amendment, and suggest tabling rest of the issue
• February 7, 2005—City Council, Home Based Business Workshop