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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – APRIL 25, 2022 6 <br /> <br />3. The Applicant is the sole owner and operator of Crimsontech Industries, LLC, a business <br />related to repair, maintenance, and restoration of firearms including online sales. <br />4. Crimsontech Industries, LLC is a Minnesota registered limited liability company that was <br />opened on February 16, 2022. <br />5. All company business is conducted through an online portal and no customers will be <br />visiting the subject property. There is no in-person interaction between the Applicant and <br />business patrons. <br />6. The company requires only one delivery per day. <br />7. The company is a small scale operation and is solely owned and operated by the Applicant, <br />CEO and Owner Richard Spicer. <br />8. Repair, maintenance, and restoration of the firearms is conducted entirely within the <br />dwelling. <br />9. A public hearing for a Conditional Use Permit request is required before the request can be <br />brought before the City Council. <br />10. The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on April 6, 2022. <br /> <br />City Planner Jagoe recommended the Council hold the required public hearing for Planning <br />Case 22-003 an application for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a Class II Accessory Home <br />Occupation at 1682 Wedgewood Circle. The City Council will be asked to make a formal decision <br />regarding the application under Agenda Item 10D. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant explained any one resident can come into the City and request a conditional use <br />permit for a home occupation. <br /> <br />City Attorney Jamnik stated this was correct. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant indicated this was a unique business but as long as the applicant was meeting the <br />conditions, it was not the place of the City Council to pass judgment on the business. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden asked if Item 6, the number of deliveries to the property, had triggered <br />the CUP request. <br /> <br />City Planner Jagoe stated this was the case. She noted home occupations were allowed to have <br />up to one delivery per day. She encouraged the applicant to speak further to the items that are <br />being delivered to the property. <br /> <br />Richard Spicer, 1682 Wedgewood Circle, discussed the items that could be sent through UPS <br />and FedEx. He stated an FFL license holder could send firearms through UPS and FedEx to <br />another FFL license holder. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant requested further information regarding Mr. Spicer’s home business. <br /> <br />Mr. Spicer explained he repaired older firearms that were in need of repair and restoration. He <br />indicated he had a YouTube channel where he showcased the work he did to restore and repair the <br />older firearms and he then sold the firearms to gun brokers. <br /> <br />Councilmember Scott questioned if this property already had a Class 1 CUP.