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Memorandum To: Gem Lake Planning Reference: Home Occupations Commission Copies To: Patrick. Kelly, City Attorney .Project No.: 18398.000 From: Evan Morison, Planner Routing: Date: Januar 4; 2422 SUBJECT: Home Occupations MEETING DATE: January 11, :2022 BACKGROUND The city has been looking into ways to. improve the requirements and regulating of home occupations. Home occupations can. vary in scope and definition from place to place, but typically they are considered a use or activity carried out in residence by the occupant. Such use.or activity does not.change the character of the residence and is often defined. as being incidental, ancillary, or secondary to the primary use, .which in this case would be residential. The.gbal of updating these requirements and regulations should be to provide something that is clear; concise, and makes sense for thecommunity. -Given the shifting nature of work during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people'.are able to utilize their internet connections at home.to com plate. the. jobs the previously d.id.in the office.. It would be counter -intuitive to.designate such an activity like that as prohibited, nor would it make sense to requirea permitting process for such.an activity. The purpose of having requirements would be.to avoid having 'intensive.'o.r'nuisance-creating' activities from taking .place on a residenti.al.property, .as such uses would be.better served in commercial orindustrial zoning. districts where such activity is expected.and permitted. to lake place, and to distinguish what is and. isnot to be permitted. The city also. is able to further decide if uses should be permitted by -right (riot needing a permit), or if a license.or permitting process of some kind is applicable. The1ollowing pages include information on a draft..ordinance for the Planning Commission to consider for adoption. A draft was provided for review and discussion at -the December meeting; the changes and comments brought up at the..meeting have been incorporated into the latest draft for review. The Commission has the ability to make further changes, if needed. If a consensus is reached, the Commission may recommend the draft.for review and. approval by the City Council at.a.future council meeting. TKDAO 1 444 Cedair Street Suite 1500 [:Saint Paul;. MN 5510 651.292.4400 • tkda.dom An employee -owned company promoting :alfifmative action and equal opportunity.