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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for April 6, 2022 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2022\PC 22-003, 1682 Wedgewood Circle - CUP Page 2 of 7 Proposed Use: The Applicant submitted a Conditional Use Permit application to allow a Class II Accessory Home Occupation on the Subject Property for the operation of Crimsontech Industries, LLC. Crimsontech Industries, LLC is a Minnesota registered limited liability company (the “Company”) that was opened on February 16, 2022. The company’s business activities are related to the repair, maintenance, and restoration of firearms via an online portal. In addition, the online store shall carry a small amount of inventory for sale. All customer communications and business activity is conducted online and through deliveries to the subject property, up to one per day. No advertisement shall be placed on the property. The company is a small scale operation and is solely owned and operated by the Applicant, CEO and Owner Richard Spicer. Approvals: 1. Conditional Use Permit A Conditional Use Permit is required for Class II Accessory Home Occupations. A home occupation is allowed in residential zoning districts as an accessory use, but it becomes a Class II Home Occupation when there is the delivery of products other than those delivered by private passenger vehicle. City Code Section 1355.04 Subd. 3 of the Arden Hills Zoning Code lists the criteria for evaluating a Conditional Use Permit. The Planning Commission and City Council should consider the effect of the proposed use upon the health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the owners and occupants of the surrounding land and the community, in general, including but not limited to the following factors: 1. Existing and anticipated traffic and parking conditions; 2. Noise, glare, odors, vibration, smoke, dust, air pollution, heat, liquid or solid waste, and other nuisance characteristics; 3. Drainage; 4. Population density; 5. Visual and land use compatibility with uses and structures on surrounding land; 6. Adjoining land values; 7. Park dedications where applicable; 8. Orderly development of the neighborhood and the City within the general purpose and intent of the Zoning Code and the Comprehensive Development Plan for the City. Under state law, a conditional use is a use that is generally allowed in a designated district upon showing by the applicant that the standards and criteria stated in the ordinance will be satisfied. Conversely, if the applicant is unable to show that the ordinance standards are met, the application can be denied, but because the use is listed as permitted, the City’s discretion is more limited in these matters than in a comprehensive plan or rezoning application. Plan Evaluation 1. Chapter 13, Zoning Code Review