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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 25, 2022 6 3. The Applicant is the sole owner and operator of Crimsontech Industries, LLC, a business related to repair,maintenance, and restoration of firearms including online sales. 4. Crimsontech Industries, LLC is a Minnesota registered limited liability company that was opened on February 16, 2022. 5. All company business is conducted through an online portal and no customers will be visiting the subject property. There is no in-person interaction between the Applicant and business patrons. 6. The company requires only one delivery per day. 7. The company is a small scale operation and is solely owned and operated by the Applicant, CEO and Owner Richard Spicer. 8. Repair, maintenance, and restoration of the firearms is conducted entirely within the dwelling. 9. A public hearing for a Conditional Use Permit request is required before the request can be brought before the City Council. 10. The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on April 6, 2022. City Planner Jagoe recommended the Council hold the required public hearing for Planning Case 22-003 an application for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a Class II Accessory Home Occupation at 1682 Wed ewood Circle. The City Council will be asked to make a formal P g Y ou c o al decision regarding the application under Agenda Item 101). Mayor Grant explained any one resident can come into the City and request a conditional use permit for a home occupation. City Attorney Jamnik stated this was correct. Mayor Grant indicated this was a unique business but as long as the applicant was meeting the conditions, it was not the place of the City Council to pass judgment on the business. Councilmember Holden asked if Item 6, the number of deliveries to the property, had triggered the CUP request. City Planner Jagoe stated this was the case. She noted home occupations were allowed to have up to one delivery per day. She encouraged the applicant to speak further to the items that are being delivered to the property. Richard Spicer, 1682 Wedgewood Circle, discussed the items that could be sent through UPS and FedEx. He stated an FFL license holder could send firearms through UPS and FedEx to another FFL license holder. Mayor Grant requested further information regarding Mr. Spicer's home business. Mr. Spicer explained he repaired older firearms that were in need of repair and restoration. He indicated he had a YouTube channel where he showcased the work he did to restore and repair the older firearms and he then sold the firearms to gun brokers. Councilmember Scott questioned if this property already had a Class 1 CUP.