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CITY OF LAKE ELMO
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 08-135
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES PERTAINING
TO HOME OCCUPATIONS
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title I: General
Provisions; Chapter 11: General Code Provisions, by amending section 11.01 Definitions to
amend existing definition and amends Chapter 154: Zoning Code; Section 12, Subsection
B.12.e to amend existing definition as follows:
HOME OCCUPATION. Any gainful occupation or profession engaged in by the occupant, only, of a
dwelling when carried on within a dwelling unit or in an accessory building, provided that no signs other than those normally utilized in a residential district are present, that no stock in trade over 1000
cubic feet is stored on the premises, that no over-the-counter retail sales are involved unless ancillary to the permitted business, and that entrance to the home occupation is or can be gained from within
the structure. Uses include professional office, hairdressing hair salons serving no more than 2
customers at a time, or teaching limited to no more than 3 students at any time, and similar other uses which do not create a nuisance as outlined in Chapter 96 of this Code. A HOME OCCUPATION shall not
be interpreted to include barber shops, beauty shops, tourist homes, restaurants, disorderly house as
defined by M.S.§ 609.33, Subd. 1, as it may be amended from time to time, or similar uses. No HOME
OCCUPATION shall be permitted that creates the need for more than 3 parking spaces at any given
time in addition to the parking spaces required by the occupants. HOME OCCUPATIONS shall not be carried on except between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title I: General
Provisions; Chapter 11: General Code Provisions, by amending section 11.01 Definitions to
add the following definition:
STOCK IN TRADE. Any equipment, merchandise, or materials necessary to or used in a trade or
business.
LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL
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Mike Pearson, Mayor
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ATTEST:
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Julie Johnson, City Clerk
This Ordinance 08-135 was published on the ____ day of ___________________, 2016.