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Octobar 12, 1977 Page 3 ~ hItNOR SUNO NISION OF PROPERTY AT 7555 SPRiNG IAKE ROAO Official Rose reported that Mr. Gwiazdon has requested to subdiv9de his 165' Spring Lake Road frontage lct into two equal 82.5' 1ots. Both lots exceed the square footage requirements and all buildings meet the minimum setback requirementa and both sewer and water servtces are avaitable in the street. Commission Member iepper asked !f Y.he house on the property was a rentai home, Mr. Gwtazdon reptied that it was. MSP (Haake-Bianchard) to approve Mr. G~aiazdon's request for a minur subdivision at 7655 Spring Lake Road, dividing the 165' lot into two 82.5' wide by approximately 228' deep lots. It is the policy of the City to divide a lot 165' widE equally, so a 2' variance ~~ou1d be granted on each lot. 5 ayes REVTEW OF SINGLE 6AMILY_DISTRICT HOMF OCCUPATION ORDINANCE Chairpersnn Haake read Lhe Mound; View home occupation ordinance and then read the crdinances of Crystat, Arden Hilis, Coiumbia Heights, Fridley, Spring Lake Park, Roseville, Sliareview, Coon Rapids and Robbinsdale. Sandra 6eaurline, 6929 Pleasant View Drfve stated that she felt that if a neighbor had a dispute with anet.her nefghbor, that person would be in tr.~uble when requesting permission for a home occupation. ~'' Barb Carlson, 5239 ~effrey Drive asked if beauty parlors were allowed in the present ~~ ordinance. Officiai Rose replled that beauty parlors must be approved by the State and that one wouid 6e allowed ur.der limited business in a number of areas. Council Member Baumgartner stated that ii is a77owed in the ordinance now, and Chairpersnn Haake staCed that it is a7lowed with only one parking space `or a customer. Mrs. Carlson statad that she has the perfect setup for a beauty shop in her home and would tike to start one and would be doing is only part time and would be only having one customer at a time. Commission Member Zepper reported that in going through the Mounds View phone book, he had counted at least 80 home accupations that were listed and was sure there wet~e many that weren't 1lsted. Mrs. Beaurline staCed that she was given a letter of permission from tl~e C1Ly in 1972 to oparate a dog grooming business out of her home, which she is sti11 doing. Barb McC7uskey, SBO1 Long Lake Raad stated that her husband was an engineer and was operaCing out of their home and asked what the purpose was in discussing the ordinance. Chairperson Haake replled that the discussion had been braught up at the request of a ~erson who wanted to operate a beauty parlor out of her home. Councilmamber Baumgartner pointed ouL that while Shoreview's ordinance was ct~sest to - what Mounds View had in mirid, 3t did have a large loophola in allowing minor repair >ervlces. He stated that there have been problems in Mounds View with auto repair and washing machine repair and so forth.