HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. O12-06 ORDINANCE NO. 012-06
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME OCCUPATIONS AS
PROVIDED IN THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE AT CHAPTER 17.52 OF THE
LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS; thc City Staff has reviewed the current ordinance that governs and regulates
the granting of home occupational licenses and has recommended revisions to provide Staff the
ability to better assist the citizens of Laurel; and
WHEREAS, based on the Staff's recommendations, the City Council agrees that
modification and amendment of the existing ordinance is in the best interest of the City and its
citizens as follows:
IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by the City Council for the City of Laurel, Montana, that
the LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 17.52.030.A.3 No alteration of the : .. - : •• . •. •. _ - - _ _ ....._ -
dwelling unit or accessory buildings that change the character thereof as
residential. If the activity for which a Home Occupation is requested is conducted at the
residence, it shall be conducted wholly within the dwelling or an accessory building.
NEW SUBSECTION: Section 17.52.030.B.4. Increased traffic from customers is not permitted
under a home occupation license.
Section 17.52.030.C. . _ - . _ . .. • - - - - -- .
. . • .. _ . - . _ : . . _ .. - •. ... :. An applicant may apply for a
home occupation permit by filling out the application available at the City's Public Works
Department at City Hall. If the applicant's home is within the City limits, the applicant must
additionally apply for a City Business License. The City's Planning Department shall
approve /disapprove the applications within seven (7) business days or receipt of the
application(s) and payment of the required fee(s). An applicant may appeal an adverse decision
or denial of his/her application(s) to the City Council by delivering a written appeal to the City
Clerk within ten (10) business days of the adverse decision. The City Council's decision on the
appeal is final.
Section 17.52.030.D. • .. • _ . - „. : _ _ ....... _• .... _ .. _
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012 -06 LMC 17.52.030 Home Occupations
... - - . .. _ _ _ .. - The City Council shall
establish or set the application fees for this section by resolution.
Section 17.52.030.E. Violation of the conditions and terms of the City's permit
or approval of tho granting of a for the home occupation by the applicant after-the-home
oecupation-has-beekgranted shall be grounds for cancellation or revocation of sash the permit or
approval and, if in within the City limits, revocation or non - renewal of the eity previously issued
Business License. An applicant may appeal the cancellation or revocation decision of the
Planning Department to the City Council. The City Council's decision is final.
This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final passage by the City Council
and approved by the Mayor.
Introduced and passed on first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on
September 18, 2012, by Council Member Dickerson.
PASSED and ADOPTED by the Laurel City Council on second reading this 6 day of
November, 2012, upon motion of Council Member Eaton
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 6 day of November, 2012.
CITY F LAUREL
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Shirley Ewan, City Clerk - Treasurer
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Sam . ainter, Civi City Attune ''
012 -06 LMC 17.52.030 Home Occupations