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<br />REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION/DIRECTION <br /> <br />DATE: 11/12/97 <br />ITEM NO: 7(c) <br /> <br />Manager Approved: <br /> <br />Agenda Section: <br />OTHER ACTIONS <br /> <br /> <br />Home Occupation Regulations (#2969). <br /> <br />1.0 REQUESTEDACnON <br /> <br />1.1 Staff is requesting direction on the need for modification of the City's home <br />occupation regulations. <br /> <br />2.Jl BACKGROUND <br /> <br />2.1 The Community Development Department has received several requests in recent <br />months regarding the City's home occupation regulations. In general, these <br />requests focus on the restrictive aspects of the regulations as compared to other <br />communities. In particular, two requests have dealt with employment of individuals <br />not residing on the premises. Related issues include the use of accessory buildings <br />for a home occupation, off-street parking, generation of traffic, signage, and overall <br />impact on the neighborhood. <br /> <br />In one situation, a resident has operated various businesses within her home since <br />the 1950s. She has always had at least one employee who reports to work at her <br />home throughout the years; however, adjacent property owners have never <br />complained. A complaint was recently filed by a non-resident and was followed up <br />on by City staff. The operator appealed staffs determination that her home <br />occupation did not comply with the City's regulations and asked the City to consider <br />amendments which would bring her business into compliance. A copy of a letter <br />from this resident (Margie Duescher) is attached. <br /> <br />In another situation, a resident is interested in purchasing a new home which has <br />a detached accessory building. His intent is to live in the house and turn the <br />accessory building into a photogOraphy studio. One employee would report to work <br />on the premises throughout the year, with additional employees on-site during busy <br />times of the year. <br /> <br />2.2 Section 1004.01 G of the City Code, which outlines the regulations for home <br />occupations within the community, states: <br /> <br />PF#2969 - (11/12/97) - Page 1 of 3 <br />