§ 1201. Home occupations

A.

Procedure. Home occupations shall be permitted only in accordance with the regulations in article 14 and this section.

B.

Standards. Before approving an application for a home occupation in accordance with the provisions of article 14 and this section, the planning commission shall determine that the proposed home occupation will comply with the following standard:

1.

A home occupation within a dwelling unit shall be clearly incidental to the use of the structure as a dwelling.

2.

A home occupation shall not be conducted in any accessory structure, other than a garage, and there shall be no storage of equipment or supplies in any accessory structure, other than a garage.

3.

No one other than a resident of the dwelling shall be employed in the conduct of the home occupation.

4.

Sales of goods on the premises shall be limited to the products of the home occupation, and no merchandise or goods produced elsewhere shall be sold, kept, or displayed for the purposes of sale on the premises except as provided under item 5 of this subsection.

5.

Merchandise not produced on the premises may be kept and stored for purposes of sale at locations off the premises, provided that such merchandise is limited to small articles such as jewelry, cosmetics and similar items of merchandise which can be carried by one person in a case or other container. For purposes of this standard, materials, typically involved in providing contracting services, such as plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical carpentry and landscaping are not included within the meaning of the clause "small articles."

6.

A home occupation may involve the performance of business and professional services in which goods, wares and merchandise are not commercially created, sold or exchanged, but shall not include beauty salons, barber shops, and medical offices, or tattoo parlors, fortune tellers, palm readers or similar services.

7.

A home occupation shall not involve the performance of any repair services on the premises other than the repair of small appliances and equipment or other small objects which normally are capable of being carried by one person without the aid of mechanical equipment or devices.

8.

A home occupation shall not involve the use of any material or mechanical equipment not recognized as being part of normal household or hobby uses.

9.

No motor power other than electrically operated motors shall be used in connection with a home occupation.

10.

A home occupation shall not create any radio or television interference or noise audible beyond the walls of the dwelling.

11.

There shall be no external alteration of the dwelling in which a home occupation is conducted.

12.

The existence of a home occupation shall not be apparent beyond the boundaries of the site except for one non-illuminated name plate affixed to the dwelling not exceeding two square feet in area (e.g., dimensions of one foot by two feet).

13.

The number of customers of a home occupation who must travel to the site of the home occupation shall not exceed four persons per day.

14.

Not more than one truck of not more than one ton capacity and no semi-trailers incidental to a home occupation shall be kept on the site.

15.

A home occupation shall not be permitted until an application for a use permit shall be made in the manner prescribed under article 14. The planning commission shall also give public notice to owners of property within 300 feet of the boundaries of the site of the proposed home occupation in the manner prescribed by section 1904.B of this code.

16.

The planning commission may also place other conditions deemed necessary to make the home occupation compatible with the neighborhood.

Upon approval of a permit for a home occupation, the building official shall attach the above standards to the notice of approval as conditions which must be met by the applicant. A permit for a home occupation may be revoked as prescribed under section 1606.

(Ord. No. 2015-01, § 1, 4-8-2015)