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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – JANUARY 17, 2023 8 Mr. Morast said one of the suggestions by the Rice Creek Watershed District was to have an interpretive trail possibly with fitness equipment. Councilmember Rousseau said they bypass Cummings Park to go to Floral Park because the swings at Cummings are too low for her daughter and other equipment is too high. She would like to see new slides and larger swings at Floral Park. Mr. Morast stated trails to the hardcourts from the existing trail have been discussed. Councilmember Monson would like to see dog waste receptacles and bags at all parks and options for a dog park at Floral Park. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said a dog park at Floral Park would be outside of the scope of the current project. Councilmember Monson thought Arden Manor might be a good place for a community garden. Councilmember Holden said the Rotary wanted to put a community garden in Arden Manor but there wasn’t much positive interest. She also wanted the tennis courts to be built to last. E. Home Occupations Ordinance Amendment Discussion Community Development Director Jagoe said this Concept Plan Review was submitted by Kerri Seemann with a request for an ordinance amendment to the City Code for a Class I or Class II Home Occupations which would allow exterior evidence of the home-based business being conducted on the residential property. The applicant’s home-based business would be a landscaping nursery that would include deliveries and/or customers visiting the premise. An application for a Class II Home Occupation application was submitted in December. Staff identified that the CUP submission was incomplete due to the proposed home occupation being primarily exterior of the dwelling with plantings, a retail component, outdoor pickup space for customer orders and an outdoor sales area. City Code requires a home occupation to be conducted entirely within the dwelling and there shall be no exterior evidence of the home occupation. Community Development Director Jagoe stated Ms. Seeman would like the Council to consider a text amendment that would allow home occupations to be conducted outside of the dwelling in an accessory building and/or on the exterior of the dwelling. There were two proposed code amendments provided in the staff report. Ms. Seemann said she had been growing her own plants and would like the opportunity to sell some of them. She wanted to sell the plants online or through email, deliver them or have the customer pick them up. She explained the changes to City Code she would like to see. She said her property is almost completely surrounded by hedges, so neighbors wouldn’t be able to see what was happening except during the winter when they would be able to see the growing benches. She preferred to grow plants on the benches and not in the ground due to the risk of contamination.