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Planning Commission Page 2 <br />April 23, 2019 <br />Commissioner Rydberg asked if staff had received any objections from any <br />neighboring residents. <br />Mr. Carlton indicated he received phone calls asking questions and obtaining <br />clarification about the property but no objections were voiced. <br />Moved by Commissioner Larson -Vito and seconded by Commissioner Thiel <br />to recommend approval of the request by Jorgenson Homes, Inc., for a <br />Preliminary Plat to construct 10 buildable lots as outlined in the staff report. <br />Motion carried 6-0. <br />5.2. Home Occupations <br />■ Ordinance Amendment, Case No. OA 19-03 <br />Mr. Leeseberg presented the staff report. He distributed an updated draft ordinance <br />modifying language for section 30-8010 regarding revocation or expiration of a <br />conditional home occupation permit, stating to refer to Section 30-656. <br />Commissioner Jordan thanked Mr. Leeseberg for contacting other cities to review <br />their ordinance language. He asked how he saw the difference between the two <br />cities, Anoka and Rogers, in regards to "no significant increase in noise" versus "no <br />noise." He asked why. <br />Mr. Leeseberg stated staff combined the language of both cities and used the words <br />"no noise" as the other phrase "no significant increase in noise" tends to be <br />subjective. <br />Commissioner Rydberg agreed it would seem subjective if one says "no significant <br />increase in noise" as one would require a baseline to compare to. <br />Commissioner Jordan stated in a townhome setting, teaching piano lessons, saying <br />"no noise" seems pretty hard to do and sound would still be heard through <br />townhome walls. He stated by saying "no significant increase in levels of noise" <br />seems to accommodate that. He feels saying "no noise" is so restrictive that a <br />persnickety neighbor says "I heard noise, I'm calling the cops" and feels some level <br />of subjectivity on this. He stated he prefers this language as he feels it's less <br />restrictive than saying "no noise." <br />Mr. Leeseberg stated staff prefers more definitive numbers and reminded the <br />commission that a conditional use permit can be obtained should a neighbor object <br />to noises coming from the residence. <br />Chair Johnson stated he prefers "no noise" language and felt someone shouldn't <br />know their neighbors have a home occupation occurring in a residence. <br />�IlEI[1 t1 <br />MATURE <br />