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that she would not continue to teach piano. Ms. Lew wrote to Pacific Bell to remove her ad regarding sheet music and it did not do that. All the sheet music has been sold. He indicated Mrs. Low had moved her business to a commercial studio and could not make money in that context. There being no further testimony, Mayor Tarvet declared the public heating closed. Ms. Dennis ask if these conditions are specific to Mrs. Lew or are they typical of other home occupation restrictions. Mr. Swift indicated the ordinance has a broad statement that the home occupation should not increase the traffic or otherwise indicate that there is something other than a residential use in the neighborhood. The Planning Commission or the City Council has the ability to modify that generic rule to apply to specific sites and cases. He explained how the hours of operation are established. Ms. Mohr stated that on the surface setting a standard for all piano teachers makes sense. But even if there are basic rules, flexibility must be allowed to address specific site problems. Ms. Mohr stated that what we should be dealing with is one piano teacher with one student at a time. That is a different situation from selling merchandise or having a band in the garage. The neighbors paint a picture of a very commercial operation at one time; yet the students indicate a very different picture. If we are dealing with a one on one operation, the hours of operation are not such an issue. She can see expansion of hours to accommodate the occasional adult who might want lessons after a working day. She tried to define the issue and set the standard of a resident teacher with one student at a time; the noise level be confined to within the premises; reasonable hours with the preceding conditions would be 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and no later than 6:00 p.m. on Friday and perhaps 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to accommodate adults. That should give sufficient latitude for a single teacher teaching a one student at a time without putting undue traffic in the neighborhood. Them would be no amplified music at all. Mr. Pico believed it was reasonable to limit home occupation permitted uses. The neighbors are entitled to quiet enjoyment of their homes. Society is changing rapidly and advances in technology allows more people to work out of their homes. but there have to be limits imposed to assure the peaceful enjoyment of the neighborhood, He suggested an update of the home occupation permit ordinance to bring it in line with today's realities. Until them is a review of the ordinance, he supported the Planning Commission recommendations and did not find them to be unreasonable. He understood the need for a single parent to make a living, but also could understand the concerns of the neighbors. 10/18/94 -10 -