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