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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – March 7, 2012 2 City Planner Meagan Beekman reviewed the property is located at 1268 Amble Road and is zoned R-1. The applicant is a licensed therapist and is seeking to convert one of the rooms in her home into a home office where she will see a limited number of clients for the purpose of marriage and family counseling. According to the applicant, the business would be by appointment only and would not involve any signage or changes to the exterior of the structure. City Planner Meagan Beekman reviewed according to the applicant, all requirements, would be met with the exception of the off-street parking requirement. The applicant is proposing to host a once-monthly seminar, which would require parking for up to five vehicles. According to the regulation, no more than two additional vehicles may be permitted for a home occupation, and no more than four vehicles are permitted to be parked in any driveway in a residential district. The Code does not dictate parking allowances for on-street parking, other than regulating the parking of vehicles over night, nor does the Code regulate the number of vehicles a home can have for non home occupation purposes. Staff’s opinion is that a once-monthly seminar would have little if any impact on parking and would blend in with the parking trends of a single-family residential neighborhood. City Planner Meagan Beekman offered the following findings of fact regarding this planning case: General Findings: 1. The property is zoned R-1. 2. Class II Accessory Home Occupations are allowed in the R-1 District with an approved Conditional Use Permit. 3. The applicant proposes to convert a room in her home into an office to see a limited number of clients. 4. The proposed home occupation is classified as a Class II Accessory Home Occupation. Home Occupation Findings: 5. The proposal will not result in increased traffic, parking noise, light, fumes and odors to such an extent that it is noticeable that the property is being used for non- residential purposes. 6. The proposed use will be conducted entirely within the dwelling. 7. There will be no exterior evidence of the home occupation. 8. The proposal does not include any special entrances to the dwelling. 9. The business will be owned and operated by the applicant, Christine Osgood. The applicant is a resident of the dwelling. 10. The applicant has indicated that the home occupation will not need any additional employees. 11. The proposed use would use less than 33% of the total floor area of the home. 12. The proposed use would have a limited number of patrons visiting the home, as the applicant would only be seeing one client at a time, by appointment.