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. . . , CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: September 11, 2000 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Jennifer Chaput, City PlannerCfl Case #00-33, Special Use Permit (Class II Home Occupation), Gayle Gulsvig, 3810 New Brighton Road SUBJECT: ReQuest The applicant is requesting approval of a Special Use Pennit (Class II Home Occupation) for the opcration of her business, Always Wood Flooring, in her existing single-family home, located at 3810 New Brighton Road, zoned R-2 (Exhibit A). Back!!round 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 Home Occupation (either Class I or Class II) at this location. The property owner was notified that shc 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 ovmer has made application for a Class II Home Occupation. As stated in her letter (Exhibit B), the property owner has been operating Always Wood Flooring at this location for ahnost 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. Class II Home Occunation Review From the general requiremcnts for all businesses, as stated in the Zoning Ordinance, the following can be evaluated and determined: 1. It shall not result in traffic, parking, noise, light, fumes and odors to such an extent that it is noticeable that the property is being used for non-residential purposes. Complaints have been taken on this property because it was obvious that a home bllsiness was operating on the premises by the number of vehicles/business vans parked in the front yard. This property does not meet this requirement because the business is noticeable. 2. It shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling. Work is conductcd off site with the exception of office work that occurs in the living room area of the home. No part of this business operated outdoors on site.