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~ .,~ ~ - - ~ ".- ~ ORDINANCE NO. 522 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-350 AND SECTION 4-550 OF THE NEW BRIGHTON CITY CODE The New Brighton City Council does ordain: SECTION I. That Section 2-350, Home Occupations, is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 2-350 Definition. An accessory use of a dwelling unit carried on only by those residents of the dwelling unit when the accessory use is conducted entirely within the dwelling unit or when the dwelling unit becomes the base of operation for the accessory use. The use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes and does not change the character of the residence or adversely affect the residential character of the surrounding neighborhood. SECTION II. That Section 4-550, Home Occupation Ordinance, is hereby amended to r~d as follows: SECTION 4-550, Home Occupations. a. The purpose of this section is to provide for home occupations that conform to the standards set forth in this section. The standards in this section are intended to ensure that a home occupation is clearly secondary and incidental to the use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes, and to ensure compatibility of the home occupation with the residential character of the neighborhood. b. Permitted home occupations shall not include the employment of more than one additional person on site who does not reside on the premises; and furthermore not more than one room or twenty-five (25) percent of the gross area of one floor, whichever is less, shall be used to conduct such a home occupation. The appearance of a residential dwelling shall' in no way be changed or altered in a manner which would cause the premises to differ from' its residential character. c. Activities resulting from the operation of a home occupation shall be conducted entirely within the enclosed area of a dwelling unit or garage, shall have no exterior storage of equipment or materials and furthermore shall not include the exterior display of anything except signs as are permitted by Chapter IX. d. Operation of any wholesale or retail business shall not be permitted unless conducted en- tirely by mail, and does not include the sale, shipment, or delivery of merchandise on the ' premises, except occasional sales shall be permitted when such occasional sales are incidental to and not the primary purpose of the home occupation. e. Not more than four additional vehicle trips per day shall be generated by a home occupa- tion. Any need for parking generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall be met off of the street only on the driveway of the dwelling or in the garage and shall be con- sistent with residential parking requirements.