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The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community <br />engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br />[ITEM_HEAD] <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br />To <br />Planning Commission <br />Item Number <br />4.1 <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />April 22, 2025 <br />Prepared By <br />Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Interim Use Permit: Residential Occupation, <br />Benjamin Gomez, 14270 201st Ave. NW <br />Reviewed by <br />Zack Carlton <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Recommend, by motion, approval of the Interim Use Permit with the following conditions to satisfy the <br />standards set forth in Section 30-654: <br />1. All openings to the accessory structure shall be closed when the business is in operation. <br />2. There shall be no outdoor storage of any business products or equipment. <br />3. The building must meet all commercial building requirements. <br />4. There shall be no customers/retail sales on site. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The property, approximately 2.5 acres in size, is zoned R1-a (Single Family Residential) where residential <br />occupations that operate out of an accessory structure require an Interim Use Permit (IUP). The applicant is <br />requesting approval of a residential occupation to operate a wholesale chili, spice, and snack packaging <br />business within their existing 32’ x 72’ detached accessory structure. Their work involves re-packaging all <br />dried goods into smaller packages to resell to retailers. A pallet jack and a forklift will be used when <br />necessary. There will be no outdoor storage of any products or equipment. <br /> <br />The operation will have two employees, the applicant and his wife, where all customer interactions will be <br />conducted remotely via phone and email only. <br />There will not be any customers on site and deliveries will be limited to standard mail and package deliveries <br />consistent with residential uses and there may be possible truck deliveries about 3–4 times a year for bulk <br />products. <br /> <br />Because the residential occupation is proposed to be carried out in the detached accessory structure, the <br />building code classifies the structure as a commercial use. This designation requires signed plans from a <br />licensed architect and structural engineer. Additionally, the structure and its use must comply with all <br />applicable commercial building, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical codes. <br /> <br />The city recognizes that introducing residential occupations in residential districts will be noticeable and <br />Page 150 of 197