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Therapeutic Massage Code Amendment Report <br />November 16, 2011 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Here are suggested ways to accomplish the change: <br /> <br />- Amend Chapter 514.10 Subd.2 to state that a therapeutic massage business may <br />be located in a residential home. This would be the simplest way to accomplish the <br />change. <br /> <br />- Choose to allow therapeutic massage in residential districts only as a conditional <br />use. Chapter 1106.04 of the R-1, Single Family Residential Zoning Code would be <br />amended to include Therapeutic massage under conditional uses. This may sound <br />like a good way to put some controls on this home based business, but realistically <br />may not be necessary. A very thorough background check is done on the <br />therapists, and it is highly unlikely that this type of business would cause the kind of <br />problems in the neighborhood that is typically addressed through a conditional use <br />permit. There are already requirements in Chapter 1106.03 Subd. 3 for Home <br />Based Occupations so any parking or nuisance problems can simply be handled by <br />the existing City Code. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />The Planning Commission should discuss how to amend the City Code to allow <br />Therapeutic Massage as a home based business. <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> Planning Associate <br /> <br /> <br />Attachments: <br />1. Municipal Survey regarding Massage Therapy as a Home Occupation <br />2. Mounds View City Code Chapter 514 <br /> <br /> <br />