Introduce Ordinance #21-20 Amending City Code Chapter 117, Sections 1 and 351 Regarding Home Occupations

Ordinance #22-06 (formerly #21-20) Amending City Code Chapter 117, Sections 1 and 351 Regarding Home Occupations. The revised sections regarding Home Occupations will address all business types conducted on a residential property.

This change is very minor and more administrative in nature. 

Meetings

• November 18, 2021: A public hearing was held at the Planning Commission. Planning Commission members approved motion to introduce ordinance to City Council. 
• December 14, 2021: Staff presented ordinance to City Council work session for feedback prior to introduction. 
• January 11, 2022: Ordinance was presented to City Council at regular session for introduction. Council requested revisions to proposed Ordinance and item to be brought to January 25, 2022 City Council work session.
• January 25, 2022: Staff revised Ordinance based on Council input and presented revisions at City Council work session meeting.

Based on feedback from Council, Staff has included a section to cover minor (Level 1) home occupations that encourage the arts, modeled after the Fargo, North Dakota City Code, removal of redundancies, and addition of a table to create a easily readable code.

Research of peer communities and the Fargo city code home occupation section has been attached as well. 

This meeting does not require a public notice. 

The Public Hearing Notice for the November 18, 2021 Planning Commission meeting, was advertised in the Anoka County Union-Herald, the City's Official Newsletter.

The existing definition does not address all types of home occupations that are seen in the City of Ramsey. This revision to the Ramsey City Code will help Staff enforce standards for all types of home occupations. 

Staff is handling this as part of normal duties.

The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council adopt Ordinance #22-06 (formerly #21-20) Amending City Code Chapter 117, Sections 1 and 351 Regarding Home Occupations.

There is no action for this case. Contingent on Council feedback, Ordinance #22-06 will be brought back to City Council on February 8, 2022.

Should changes be significant, staff will send public hearing notice for February 8, 2022 City Council regular session. As a public hearing was previously held on November 18, 2021, a second public hearing notice is not required; however, the intension of a second public hearing is to notify residents of changes to what was previously proposed at the first public hearing.