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City Council / CU 04-07 May 17, 2004 Page 2 Existing Conditions The subject property is approximately 1.4-acres with .79-acres of that located in the lake. Located on the ske are a single family home and a small out building. The out building will be removed and if the request is approved, a 28 x 40 (1120 sqft) three car detached garage will be erected with one third of the garage to be utilized as the office for the home occupation. The applicant will be allowed only 1,200 sqft of attached and detached accessory structure and will have to comply with the shoreland setback of 50-feet from the ordinary high water mark. Analysis The applicant has provided a letter addressing the eleven criteria needed for a permitted home occupation. It is the desire of the applicant to operate a business for the Distribution of Aftermarket Automotive Cruise Controls out of a detached garage. To do so, the applicant is applying for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a home occupation because, as indicated in Number 1 of the Home Occupation Standards, "The occupation shall be carried on entirelj mithin the dwelling unit or attached garage, except that light construction contractors mqy use detached accessory structures which would normally be allowed under the provisions of this article for storage. If the home occupation is camed on in the garage, the minimum amount of required garage ~)ace shall be maintained." The business will be run out of a portion of the detached three car garage. The number of employees that will be one fulltime employee (the applicant) and the hours of operation will be 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The delivery of product will be via UPS or FedEx. Planning Commission Actions Three residents spoke regarding their concern for the increase in traffic from this business. The applicant clarified that only one UPS truck arrives to the site to pick up the shipment. The cruise controls are brought to the property in bulk by the applicant in his personal vehicle and then the parts are individually packaged and shipped out to the customer via the UPS truck. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the request. Recommendation Staff and the Planning Commission recommend that the City Council approve the request for a conditional use permit for a Home Occupation (Distribution of Aftermarket Automotive Cruise Controls) with the following conditions: THERE SHALL NOT BE MORE THAN TWO EMPLOYEES. IF ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES TO BE ADDED, THE APPLICANT SHALL APPLY FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. S:\PLANNING\Case Files\2004\CU 04-07 Brandenburg\CU04-07_CC.DOC