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RECEIVCJ APPEAL OF THE DECISION JUN 17 1985 OF THE HEARING EXAMINER, CITY OF EVERETT CI'T'Y CLERK TO: EVERETT CITY COUNCIL RE: APPEAL FOR HOME OCCUPATION PERMIT The decision for denial of my home occupation permit would not allow me the benefits of maintaining a profession, being self-supporting, and to be a homemaker, essential for a quality home life .- The Everett Hearing Examiner denied my appeal , but concluded that my request • for a Home Occupation Permit satisfied all the general requirements set forth in Section 19 .44.020. However, he stated that I "failed to adequately satisfy all the specific considerations as set forth in Section 19 .44 .030 ." Specifically, "the need for such home occupation to be located in a residential area versus a commercially zoned area", that my single chair salon would be "contrary to the intent of the ordinance to preserve the stability of the city's commercial areas" and that I "had not established any hardship related to the need for the beauty salon in order for it to be provided in the home." Hairdressers work on a commision basis . To lack a clientele and be required to sit during periods of non-productivity, does not allow in the earning of an income. Yet, I would still he required -to subsidize childcare for my infant son, thus creating a financial hardship. Also, salon working hours are assigned so as to allow maximum public usage; ie: Saturdays , late evenings , and are cause for family hardships due to a lack of family unity. To be required to operate strictly in the commercially zoned areas would most certainly necess- itate my hiring of additional help and the operation of a multi-chair business in order to defray the high cost of lease or rental space. It would be diffi- cult to find appropriate space with which to accomodate a single chair. This would also require many hours of work away from my family. It is my intention to be self-employed and self-supporting, but not an employer. The small home clientele I would require to be self-sufficient could not possibly contribute to the de-stabilization of the city's commercial areas . 7