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City Council Study Session - 01/23/06 Minutes - Page 9 variances; and need to provide driveways for wheelchair accommodation as addressed by Statute. Mayor Klausing directed staff to provide the City Council with additional infonnation, whether or not the City Council eventually followed up with additional code language clarification, on the following issues: 1) parking enforcement; 2) whether to have clarification in the City ordinance; points of tension and what can't be enforced under State Statute; and 3) issues that are not currently addressed in City ordinance (i.e., parking, noise) but that should be addressed. Councilmember Maschka noted the complications between group homes and home businesses; whether a group home was being run as a business and meeting place for staff. Mr. Welsch noted that some occupants required 2-3 caregivers each living in the unit and whether it was perceived by inspectors as a group home or a management uni 1. City Attorney Anderson noted that the current referenced legal opinion provided by his office didn't address that specific issue; but whether a unit had been converted into more than one living unit may need to be addressed. Mr. Welsch also identified whether a facility was in actuality a group home, or a central storage and business unit for a number of other group homes in the area. City Manager Beets noted that staff was hearing Council direction as their being in favor of quality, affordable housing for residents of group homes to meet their needs while balancing the interests and needs of neighboring property owners. Mr. Beets opined that, when writing and enforcing ordinances, staff would not be able to solve all of the issues, but advised that staff would look more closely at its ordinances; and whether or not there proved a need to