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Mounds View Planning Commission Regular Meeting March 21, 2012 Page 4 MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Cramblit/Commissioner Schiltgen. To approve Resolution 957-12, a Resolution Recommending Approval of a Variance to allow an Accessory Building to Exceed 30% of the Principal Structure Size on a Business Zoned Property for Bill Lloyd, BHL Services, Inc. at 2975 County Road 10; Planning Case No. VR2012-001. Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 6. Other Planning Activity A. Review Proposed City Code Amendment to Allow Massage Therapy as a Home Based Business Planning Associate Heller informed the Commission that at a City Council meeting in October, a resident asked the Council whether they would be willing to amend the City Code to allow massage therapy as a home based business in Mounds View. The City Council discussed the idea at their November work session. The Council supports amending the City Code, and asked that the Planning Commission make a recommendation. Associate Heller explained the Planning Commission has discussed several options about how to amend the City Code to allow massage therapy as a home based business and agreed that the only additional requirement should be approval from the property owner if the massage therapist is not the property owner. Staff will create a form for this approval, which will be submitted with the business license. She then reviewed the proposed Resolution and recommended approval. Vice -Chair Meehlhause questioned if a homeowner could start a car repair business in its garage. Associate Heller stated this is not typically the kind of home based business that the City would encourage, but if the work was completed inside a garage and had no outdoor storage or noise, it may not be a problem. However, if the City received complaints, then staff would investigate and possibly stop the business from operating at the home. Commissioner Smith supported the Resolution and the Code Amendment language change. MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Smith/Commissioner Schiltgen. To approve Resolution 958-12, a Resolution Recommending Approval of a Code Amendment language change to allow Massage Therapy as a Home Based Business. Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried.