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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 10.3 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Work Session September 8, 2020 Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Home Occupation Ordinance Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Discuss the requested amendment to the home occupation ordinance and provide staff direction. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Mayor Dietz received an inquiry from a resident seeking to establish a home-based business selling and repairing <br />firearms. Zoning ordinances currently prohibit firearm sales as a home occupation, either permitted or conditional. <br />The specific sections of the ordinance are as follows: <br /> <br />Sec. 30-801. - Home occupations. <br /> (a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide a means, through the establishment of specific <br /> standards and procedures, by which home occupations can be conducted in residential neighborhoods, <br /> within a dwelling unit, without jeopardizing the residential character or health, safety and general <br /> welfare of the surrounding neighborhood. In addition, this section is intended to provide a mechanism <br /> enabling a distinction between permitted home occupations and conditional home occupations, so that <br /> permitted home occupations may be allowed through an administrative process rather than a quasi- <br /> judicial hearing process. <br />(b) Prohibited activities. No home occupations (permitted or conditional) shall: <br />(5) Involve any of the following: body shops, machine shops, ammunition manufacturing, flea markets, <br />motor vehicle repairs within the Urban Service District, motor vehicle sales, escort businesses, <br />sexually oriented land uses, gun repair and/or sales, or other objectionable uses as determined by <br />the city council. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />Publication costs associated with an amendment and the public hearing. <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />The request meets the Council’s mission to reflect the culture of citizens and what is important to majority. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Email <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br /> <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. <br /> Updated: August 2020 <br />