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RE Thin Blue Line Car Detail (10)Let me know when it’s convenient. Tami Merriman, Associate Planner Community and Economic Development 105 Yelm Ave. W Yelm, WA 98597 360.458.8496 tamim@yelmwa.gov From: JW Foster Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2018 9:57 AM To: Tami Merriman; Michael Grayum Cc: Grant Beck Subject: RE: Thin Blue Line Car Detail I’d like to talk to you about this one when you have a minute. Thanks, JW From: Tami Merriman Sent: Monday, April 23, 2018 2:42 PM To: JW Foster; Michael Grayum Cc: Grant Beck Subject: FW: Thin Blue Line Car Detail JW & Michael I wanted to give you a heads up regarding a home occupation that is occurring without a business license and home occupation approval. It was brought to my attention that Thin Blue Line Car Detail is being operated out of a person’s home. To operate a business from your home, a person needs a home occupation permit and city business license. I sent a letter to the business owner letting him know that the business does not meet the home occupation criteria, and that it needs to be located within a commercial zone. (letter attached) His email response is below. There are certain criteria for approving a home occupation: The intent is to have the home occupation within the dwelling unit, secondary or incidental to the residential use. The home occupation shall occupy not more than 25% of the total floor area of the residence, or exceed 400 square feet. Any occupation which may produce waste products of a quality or quantity not normally associated with the residential use shall not qualify as a home occupation, and, when merchandise, material or equipment is stored, altered, repaired or displayed, it shall be entirely within the residential structure or an accessory building. All customer/client vehicles must be off street and not reduce the minimum parking requirements of the home. It is my determination that this business does not meet those specific qualifications. The operation does not occur within the unit or accessory building, the water, soap, and wax is more waste than normally associated with a residence, and the equipment (cars) are not within the structure or accessory building. Although I do not have specifics of how many cars he may have at any given time, all parking must be off-street, and must not reduce the minimum parking for the home. He may consider this a hobby, but based on his facebook page and his email below, it is a business. And after reading again, the emptying of buckets into gravel in his yard is actually worse than letting it go down the stormdrain, as the chemicals are now going straight into the ground, not through a treatment system. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns, as I intend to respond to his email with these same findings. 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. ore waste than normally associated with a residence, and the equipment (cars) are not within the structure or accessory building. Although I do not have specifics of how many cars he may have at any given time, all parking must be off-street, and must not reduce the minimum parking for the home. He may consider this a hobby, but based on his facebook page and his email below, it is a business. And after reading again, the emptying of buckets into gravel in his yard is actually worse than letting it go down the stormdrain, as the chemicals are now going straight into the ground, not through a treatment system. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns, as I intend to respond to his email with these same findings. 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.