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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 25, 2000 7 . Ms, Chaput stated the setbacks on the City's lakes vary from 50-100 feet depending on the type of water body, Council member Grant stated the DNR's setback is based upon the lake classification, Mayor Probst stated that land issues were a topic of discussion at a recent mayor conference, adding that a recommendation was made that such issues should be dealt with in advance of and not in association with specific cases, 3. Case #00-33, Gayle Gulsvig, 3810 New Brighton Road, Special Usc Permit (SUP) Home Occupation Ms, Chaput explained that the applicant is requesting approval of a Special Use Permit (Class II Home Occupation) for the operation of her business, Always Wood Flooring, in her existing single-family home, located at 3810 New Brighton Road, zoned R-2, Earlier this year, staff received a few complaints regarding a business being operated out of a home at 3810 New Brighton Road, The situation was investigated and it was found that the home did not have approval for a homc occupation (either Class I or Class II) at this location, The property owner was notified that she was out of compliance with the zoning ordinance and asked that she respond to staff with a plan for compliance, As a result of this action, the property owner has made application for a Class II Home Occupation, . As stated in her letter, the property owner has been operating Always Wood Flooring at this location for almost three years, Prior to this, she was operating the same business in Shoreview for seven years, The business furnishes materials for wood floors, installs and repairs, resands and finishes existing wood flooring and does maintenance coating for wood flooring, The business owns a total of six vehicles with a working crew of seven people plus one office person, Work is done off-site with the exception of a part-time office person who offices on-site, Always Wood Flooring has been in operation at this location for three years without the required approvals from the City, The applicant was unaware that this was a requirement and was not made aware of this until this past Spring, The applicant has worked to provide everything necessary to the City for the approval of this business and is open to any suggestions on how she could improve the current situation, However, the business, as it currently operates, does not meet the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance for a Class II Home Occupation, Ms, Chaput stated that the Planning Commission recommended that Planning Case #00-33, Special Use Permit (Class II Home Occupation) for the operation of a business (Always Wood Flooring) in a single-family home, located at 3810 New Brighton Road, be denied since the application is unable to meet the following minimum requirements of the Zoning Ordinance for a Class II Home Occupation: . L It is noticeable that thc property is being used for non-residential purposes due to the number of employee vehicles and work related vehicles on the site;