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. . . b. UP-96-24. Connie Harris Application for a non.exempt home occupation use permit to operate an in.home electrolysis service with a maximum of five clients per day located at 4787 Canary Drive. Zoning for the property is R-I-6500 District. Me. lserson presented the staff report on the application for a non-exempt home occupation use permit to operate an in-home electrolysis business by Connie Harris at 4787 Canary Drive. The Planning Commission had previously considered and approved this use permit for a two-year period in 1994. The permit expired in April of this year. Ms. Harris submitted an application to continue her in-home occupation. Due to personal injuries, Ms. Harris was unable to work full-time; therefore, her business was not operated on a full-time basis. Further, Ms. Harris' business has not grown adequately to support moving to a commercial location. Me. lserson stated she will operate her business as before. Ms. Harris is requesting to work an extra day in the week (four days per week) and add six more clients to the previously approved maximum number (21 clients total). The additional workday will be a weekday; Ms. Harris does not want to impact the neighborhood by working on weekends. Ms. Harris still believes that her in-home business is temporary in nature and intends to move the business to a commercial location when the business grows enough to support such a move. Staff has received no complaints from neighbors in the last two years. Parking has not been a problem, and there has been no impact to the neighborhood. Staff feels it would be appropriate for the Planning Commission to grant approval for the additional two year in-home occupation use permit, subject to the conditions of approval. Commissioner Cooper clarified there would be no advertising, signage, etc., to indicate that a business operated out of the home. Staff concurred. Commissioner McGuirk inquired what staff would do if, after two years, the applicant did not move her business to a commercial location. Mr. Iserson felt that staff would approve another extension if there had been no complaints and/or problems. PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED Connie Harris, 4787 Canary Drive, represented her application for her in-home occupation use permit. She appreciated staff's work on her application as well as her appreciation to be able to work out of her home. She stated her business is successful, her clients like her in-home office, and she is licensed by the State. Ms. Harris is concerned about her neighborhood; she does not want to do anything to disrupt its quiet character. There is only one vehicle on-site during her work hours, and parking has not been a problem in the past. She has received no complaints from neighbors, but would address any complaint from a neighbor immediately. Planning Commission Minutes Page 3 June 12, 1996