Planning Commission weighs in on home businesses

The Saratoga Planning Commission had a productive evening at its Dec. 10 meeting. The majority of the two-hour meeting was spent approving a plan to amend Title 18 Zoning of the town code.

The amendments would relax restrictions on home occupations. The Planning Commission stated that these amendments would allow the residents of Saratoga "to operate home occupations in their residences as an accessory use".

Major amendments to code 18.06.190 include changing the phrasing from "permitted" to "allowed", in which a resident will no longer need a special permit to operate an occupation within the...