Ordinance No. 134 Home Occupations

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CITY OF GEM LAKE RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 134 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING ORDINANCE NO.85, REGARDING THE PURPOSE OF REGULATING HOME BUSINESSES, HOME MERCHANDISE SALES AND OTHER HOME OCCUPATIONS The City Council of the City of Gem Lake hereby ordains that Ordinance No. 85 shall be repealed and replaced with the following: Section 1. Purpose and Intent. The intent of this Ordinance is to allow opportunities for home based work with other uses permitted in the residential districts and to assure peace, quiet and domestic tranquility within residential neighborhoods. Section 2. Definition. 1. Home Occupation. A use incidental and secondary to a property's primary residential use. A home occupation use shall not change the residential character of the property or the neighborhood and shall meet all applicable legal requirements. Section 3. Permitted Home Occupations. 1. Home Occupations not requiring a License or Permit. Home Occupations meeting the following criteria are not required to have a license or permit issued by the City: 1. Occupations that take place indoors and generate no traffic, and create no nuisances or noises as noticed from the street or adjacent properties. 2. Home Occupations requiring a License or Permit. Home Occupations shall require a Special Home Occupation license if any of the following criteria apply: 1. Occupations that have one non-resident employee working on -site at one time. 2. Occupations that require parking of light commercial vehicles, or trailers with a maximum one -ton payload capacity 3. Occupations that result in manufacturing, processing, or assembly of products on -site 4. Occupations that result in customers coming to the residence, such as selling of crafts or baked goods, providing teaching or tutoring to multiple students 5. Occupations that result in deliveries of goods to the residence 3. Home Occupations requiring a Conditional Use Permit. Home Occupations shall require a Conditional Use Permit if any of the following criteria apply: 1. Occupations with a vehicle used and parked on the premises, with greater than a one -ton payload capacity. 2. If the home occupation produces any waste that should be treated or regulated. 3. Occupations that occupy over 50% of the residence, not including attached or detached accessory structures. Section 4. Requirements of Home Occupations. 1. The following requirements are applicable to Home Occupations requiring a license or Conditional Use Permit: 1. No traffic shall be generated by a home occupation in greater volumes than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood. The need for off-street parking shall not exceed more than three off-street parking spaces for the home occupation at any given time, in addition to the parking spaces required by the residents. 2. No more than one non-resident employee shall be allowed to work on the premises at one time. Nonresident employees who work off the premises may be allowed to visit the premises. If an on -site employee is parking on Ordinance No. 134 Home Occupations Page 1 of 3