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Behl, CUP Page 2 July 26, 1994 • driveway area at any given time for the purpose of the business. The applicant intends to operate approximately eight (8) hours a day, five (5) days a week with the hours of operation not extending beyond 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Hair supply products will be delivered to the house via United Parcel Service (U.P.S.) during U.P.S. delivery hours. The applicant anticipates approximately one (1) delivery per month. Because Mr. Behl is proposing to build an addition to the house for the purpose of the home occupation, they must proceed through the conditional use process. The conditional use permit process for a home occupation is required when additions are proposed for the home occupation use. Typically, all home occupation code requirements would still apply, but with the conditional use permit process, it allows the City to add specific conditions to the proposal to help ensure that the addition to the home will still preserve the residential character of the neighborhood. According to City Code requirements this of type of proposal would be allowed, assuming that all City Code and Building Code requirements were met. • The proposed addition to the housing structure meets City Zoning Code requirements in relation to setback requirements. The proposed addition is being shown to have two (2) separate entrance's and exits to the outside and one (1) entrance to the inside of the house. Because of the extreme addition proposed for a hair salon, this home occupation request may be one of the more intense the City of Elk River has reviewed. Although the applicant is proposing to be the only employee of the hair salon, given the size of the proposed addition, there is the potential for this business to become a larger and more intense of an operation. After reviewing the proposed floor plan of the addition, the above mentioned hair salon has similar characteristics to other hair salons located in commercially zoned districts. Approximately four (4) seats have been designated for clients in the reception area, two (2) chairs being indicated for the styling area ,two (2) seats for a backwash area, and two (2) seats for hair drying. Sand Piper Estates and Sand Piper Estates Two are areas that are being proposed to be serviced with municipal sewer and water in the very near future. Both subdivisions were platted with the intent that the lots could be subdivided in the future when public sewer and water were made available. The lot under consideration has approximately one hundred fifty (150) feet of frontage along Ogden Street. The current location of the house without the • proposed addition makes it difficult to subdivide this parcel further, but with the new addition it becomes very unlikely that future subdivision of this lot behl.troy