FW Thin Blue Line Car Detail (11)Grant: See email from Thin Blue Line Car Detail, doing business at his home in Cherry Meadows.
1. He may consider this a hobby, but it is a business
2. HO Intent: Home occupations are activities conducted for financial gain or profit in a dwelling unit.
3. HO shall occupy not more than 25% of floor area, or 500 sf accessory building
4. Any occupation which may produce waste of quality or quantity not normally associated with residential use shall not qualify as a home occupation.
5. When merchandise, material or equipment is stored, altered, repaired or displayed, such… shall be entirely within the residential structure or an accessory building.
My determination is that this does not qualify as a home occupation. I should email my findings to JW & Michael along with his email to make sure we are all on the same page.
Would you suggest anything different?
Tami Merriman, Associate Planner
Community and Economic Development
105 Yelm Ave. W
Yelm, WA 98597
360.458.8496
tamim@yelmwa.gov
From: kleinmsjr [mailto:kleinmsjr@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 4:41 PM
To: Tami Merriman
Subject: Thin Blue Line Car Detail
Good afternoon Tami, I am emailing you in regards to the letter that I received on Friday, April 13th, 2018. I am under the impression from this letter that there was some type of complaint
in regards possibly too much waste water/chemical being washed into the storm drain. I am not sure if a meeting would be more appropriate or if I can do my best to explain more in this
email, but I think the volume of vehicles and washing that I actually do may not be fully understood. This is not my sole income or job, this is a hobby of mine that was I put out to
the public as a possible service I could offer, first within the Cherry Meadows development and it took off from there, and honestly I did not expect to be at the point I am now as
far as business. I am a full time corrections deputy with the Pierce County Sheriffs Department, so Thin Blue Line Car Detail is something I do in my free time. I absolutely want to
stay within city regulations and policy which is why I am contacting you so that we can hopefully figure out a solution which can allow me to continue. I truly enjoy doing it. I have
left a voicemail with Michael Grayum, due to a reference from Tad Stillwell, but it is my understanding he may be out of the office for a time.
I use 4-5 ounces of soap with each wash, the soap is eco friendly, and I also use a foam cannon which is a tool that connects directly to my pressure washer. The PSI level creates a
very thick foam, which eliminates run off. I also use considerably less water than a standard hose by using the pressure washer. You can see in many pictures posted on the business
Facebook that the soap is a good 3 feet into my driveway from the street. Very little if any waste gets washed down the storm drain, because the soap again being thick evaporates as
it sits in the driveway. My buckets that I use for washing, containing waste or dirty water are dumped into the gravel next to my house, not the storm drain. Wax products and polishes
never touch the road, it is all done in my garage for that portion.
I hope that this explanation helps my case some, and again I am more than willing to meet in person to discuss this further. I would also be happy to give a demonstration of my process
to show exactly what is done and how it is done.
Thank you for your time, I look forward to hearing from you.