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Adelanto, CA Code of Ordinances
ADELANTO, CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL CODE
The Charter of the City of Adelanto
TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
TITLE 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
TITLE 4 RESERVED
TITLE 5 BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
TITLE 6 RESERVED
TITLE 7 ANIMALS
TITLE 8 HEALTH AND SANITATION
TITLE 9 PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS
TITLE 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
TITLE 11 RESERVED
TITLE 12 RESERVED
TITLE 13 STREETS, SIDEWALKS & PUBLIC UTILITIES
TITLE 14 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
TITLE 15 RESERVED
TITLE 16 SUBDIVISIONS
TITLE 17 ADELANTO ZONING ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 17.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 17.03 ESTABLISHMENT OF PLANNING COMMISSION
CHAPTER 17.05 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 17.10 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
CHAPTER 17.15 DESIGN REVIEW
CHAPTER 17.20 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 17.21 RESIDENTIAL DENSITY BONUS
CHAPTER 17.22 AIRPORT PARK (AP)
CHAPTER 17.25 COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 17.30 BUSINESS AND MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 17.35 PUBLIC FACILITIES AND PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
CHAPTER 17.40 OPEN SPACE, PUBLIC LAND AND SCHOOLS AND GREENBELT CORRIDOR DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 17.45 AIRPORT PARK OVERLAY DISTRICT (APO)
CHAPTER 17.46 AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERLAY DISTRICT (AHO)
CHAPTER 17.50 MIXED USE DISTRICT
CHAPTER 17.57 BIOTIC RESOURCES
CHAPTER 17.60 LANDSCAPING/WATER CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 17.65 PARKING AND LOADING
CHAPTER 17.67 TRIP REDUCTION
CHAPTER 17.70 SIGNS
CHAPTER 17.75 TEMPORARY USES AND STRUCTURES
CHAPTER 17.80 SPECIAL USE STANDARDS
CHAPTER 17.85 ADULT BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 17.90 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
CHAPTER 17.91 GRADING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 17.92 CONDITIONAL GRADING COMPLIANCE
CHAPTER 17.93 EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
CHAPTER 17.95 HOME OCCUPATION PERMITS
CHAPTER 17.100 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 17.110 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER 17.115 ZONING CODE AND ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER 17.120 SPECIFIC PLAN ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT
CHAPTER 17.130 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
CHAPTER 17.135 VARIANCES - MAJOR
CHAPTER 17.140 VARIANCES - MINOR
CHAPTER 17.150 LOCATION AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN
CHAPTER 17.155 TEMPORARY USE PERMIT
CHAPTER 17.165 NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
CHAPTER 17.170 COVENANTS FOR EASEMENTS
CHAPTER 17.180 SUBDIVISION OF LAND
CHAPTER 17.190 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
CHAPTER 17.195 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION IN HOUSING
CHAPTER 17.200 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
APPENDICES
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLES
CHAPTER 17.95
HOME OCCUPATION PERMITS
   17.95.010   Purpose
   17.95.020   Permitted Home Occupation Uses
   17.95.030   Permit Required
   17.95.040   Procedure for Obtaining Permit
   17.95.050   Performance Standards
   17.95.060   Inspections
   17.95.070   Suspension/Revocation of Permit
   17.95.080   Penalties
17.95.010 Purpose
It is the purpose of this Chapter to:
   (a)   Recognize that a residential property owner or resident has a limited right to conduct a non-obtrusive business from his/her residence, and that the average neighbor will generally prefer to have that business conducted in such a fashion that he/she is unaware of its existence;
   (b)   Maintain the residential character of residential neighborhoods;
   (c)   Prevent the use of home occupations from transforming a residential neighborhood into a commercial one; and
   (d)   Encourage and promote efforts to reduce traffic congestion and generation of pollutants by allowing and recognizing changing work environments including telecommuting and work-at-home options.
[Ord. No. 515, Exhibit L, 5/22/13.]
17.95.020 Permitted Home Occupation Uses
   (a)   Home Occupations are uses that generally do not interrupt or interfere with the general nature or residential character of the residential neighborhood. The following uses are permitted home occupations:
      (1)   Architectural services;
      (2)   Art restoration;
      (3)   Art studio;
      (4)   Catering service (one vehicle only);
      (5)   Consulting services;
      (6)   Contracting (administrative office only);
      (7)   Computer programming;
      (8)   Day Care/Babysitting (eight (8) or fewer children)
      (9)   Data processing;
      (10)   Direct sale product distribution (Amway, Avon, Jaffra, Tupperware, Herbalife, etc.);
      (11)   Drafting and graphic services;
      (12)   Dressmaking, sewing, tailoring, contract sewing (one sewing machine, no assembly);
      (13)   Engineering service;
      (14)   Financial planning;
      (15)   Flower arranging;
      (16)   Home crafts (including ceramics with kiln up to six (6) cubic feet; silk screening. However, storage of flammable or hazardous materials is prohibited. Proposed materials are subject to the review and approval of the Adelanto Fire Department);
      (17)   Home photographer;
      (18)   House cleaning service;
      (19)   Insurance sales or broker;
      (20)   Interior design;
      (21)   Jewelry making; jeweler (storage of flammable or hazardous materials is prohibited. Proposed materials are subject to the review and approval of the Adelanto Fire Department);
      (22)   Laundry; ironing service;
      (23)   Locksmith;
      (24)   Mail order (not including retail sales from site);
      (25)   Private investigator;
      (26)   Sales representative (administrative office only);
      (27)   Swimming pool cleaning (storage of flammable or hazardous materials is prohibited. Proposed materials are subject to the review and approval of the Adelanto Fire Department);
      (28)   Telephone answering, switchboard, call forwarding;
      (29)   Typing, word-processing service;
      (30)   Writing.
   (b)   Any business or home occupation not specifically described above or subsequently authorized by the Planning Director or Planning Commission shall be prohibited.
   (c)   If a resident believes that his/her proposed Home Occupation is similar to those described above and would not violate any performance standard established herein, the resident may apply for a determination by the Planning Director that the proposed Home Occupation is consistent with the provisions of this Chapter. If the Planning Director concurs with the applicant, the Planning Director shall approve the application and issue the permit. If the Planning Director does not believe the proposed Home Occupation is consistent with those home occupations described in this Chapter or that it violates one or more performance standards, the Planning Director shall deny the permit. The denial of the permit by the Planning Director shall be subject to appeal first to the Planning Commission and then to the City Council.
[Ord. No. 515, Exhibit L, 5/22/13.]
17.95.030 Permit Required
The establishment of a home occupation within a single-family or multi-family neighborhood shall be regulated by a one-time application and fee, as set forth by Resolution of the City Council for a Home Occupation Permit.
[Ord. No. 515, Exhibit L, 5/22/13.]
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