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Council discusses limiting outdoor activity for home occupations, seeks balance between objective rules and flexibility
Summary
In a lengthy study session, councilors weighed two options for home-occupation rules: maintain a prohibition on outdoor activity or allow limited outdoor instructional sessions (up to eight participants) with conditions. Concerns focused on enforcement, parking and noise; staff will refine options and bring them to public hearing.
The council held an extended study session Oct. 7 on proposed changes to the city’s home-occupation code. Staff presented draft amendments intended to replace the current vague standard — which prohibits changes that ‘alter the residential character’ or cause adverse impacts — with clearer, measurable rules.
Two options for outdoor activity were the focus of debate. Option 2 would continue to prohibit…
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