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Page 1 of 4 <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM – 1E <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: January 17, 2023 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Jessica Jagoe, Community Development Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case 22-025 – Concept Plan Review <br />Kerri Seemann – Home Occupation Ordinance Amendment <br /> <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />N/A N/A N/A <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br /> <br />The Council should consider a request for a Concept Plan Review, submitted by Kerri Seemann <br />of 1947 County Road D West (“Applicant”). The request is for an ordinance amendment to the <br />city code for a Class I or Class II Home Occupation, which would allow exterior evidence of a <br />home-based business. The Applicant is seeking feedback from the City Council on proposed <br />ordinance amendments in advance of the full submission; a Text Amendment is required for the <br />proposed ordinance amendments and a Conditional Use Permit for a Class II Home Occupation. <br /> <br />The Concept Plan Review process is an opportunity for the City Council to provide comments <br />and questions regarding proposed developments. A concept review is considered advisory and is <br />nonbinding to the City and Applicant (Section 1320.14, Subd 4 of the Zoning Code). No formal <br />action can be taken at a Work Session. A formal application will be subject to the full review <br />process, including a public hearing with Planning Commission and City Council review. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />Last fall, the Applicant inquired with the City as to the process to apply for a home occupation at <br />the Subject Property. The Applicant indicated that the home-based business would be a nursery <br />that would include deliveries and/or customers visiting the premise. City staff provided the <br />Applicant with the license application form and City Code Section 1325.06, Subd. 3 – Home <br />Occupations and then reviewed the differences between a Class I and Class II Home Occupation. <br />Based on the initial business description given, city staff advised the Applicant that this would <br />likely fall under a Class II Home Occupation triggering a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). <br /> <br />In December, the Applicant submitted a formal land use application to the City for a CUP to <br />allow a Class II Home Occupation at the Subject Property. Upon reviewing the application, city