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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – May 3, 2023 2 Home Occupation when there is an employee not residing in the residence or the delivery of products. A zoning code amendment to Chapter 13 – Zoning Code of Arden Hills City Code is required for this application to strike language that conditions a home occupation to be conducted entirely within the dwelling and that there shall be no exterior evidence of the home occupation. The Applicant is proposing ordinance language be added to allow for a home occupation to be conducted either within a detached accessory structure or exterior of a building. Community Development Director Jagoe reviewed the background, site data, the Plan Evaluation and provided the Findings of Fact for review: 1. The Subject Property located at 1947 County Road D is zoned R-2, Single and Two Family Residential District and is designated for Low Density Residential uses on the 2040 Comprehensive Plan 2. A home occupation is allowed in residential zoning districts, but a Conditional Use Permit is required when there is an employee that does not reside in the residence and/or the delivery of products. 3. The Applicant is the sole owner and operator of Prior Plants, a business related to growing Minnesota native plants. 4. All company retail activity is conducted exclusively online. 5. By appointment only, customers will be visiting the Subject Property to pick-up their orders from a designated area as shown on the site plan submitted by the Applicant. 6. The company may have one employee that does not reside in the residence assist in the business activity. 7. The company requires the occasional delivery of items attributed to the business activity. 8. The company is a small scale operation and is solely owned and operated by the Applicant, Kerri Seemann. Text Amendment Findings: 1. Kerri Seemann, The Applicant, is proposing amendments to the language of Chapter 13 – Zoning Code of the City Code for Home Occupations. 2. Currently, Section 1325.02 does not allow for an accessory home occupation to be conducted outside of the dwelling or have exterior evidence. 3. The Applicant is proposing the City amend the zoning code to add language to allow an accessory home occupation to be conducted either in a detached accessory building or outside of a building. 4. The proposed amendments continues to support a home occupation as an accessory use in residential zoning districts by establishing standards that enforces and protects the character of the residential neighborhood with exterior size restrictions and screening buffers. 5. Amendments to the Zoning Code regulations require a public hearing prior to action by the City Council. 6. If the zoning amendments were approved, an Applicant would be required to apply for a Class II Accessory Home Occupation Permit. Community Development Director Jagoe reviewed the options available for Planning Case 22- 025 for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a Class II Accessory Home Occupation at 1947 County Road D and Zoning Code Amendments to Section 1325.02, Subd. 3 – Accessory Uses: 1. Recommend Approval with Conditions