(A) General. Each home occupation in the city shall require a permit. Home occupation permits are not transferable to a new owner/renter/occupant, thus the permit will not run with the property, nor be transferable to a different property.
(B) Standards.
(1) All business activities, including storage, shall be inside buildings or completely screened from adjacent properties.
(2) All activities shall be clearly incidental to the use of the property for residential purposes. Not more than 25% of the gross floor area of the residence or 50% of the gross floor area of a garage or storage building shall be used for commercial purposes.
(3) No home occupation shall be conducted between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. unless the occupation is contained entirely within the principal building, does not constitute a nuisance to surrounding properties and will not require any on-street parking facilities.
(4) Not more than two non-residents may be employed on the premises by the home occupation.
(5) On the premises, retail sales will be allowed only of products manufactured on those premises, unless specifically authorized by conditional use permit.
(6) No articles for sale shall be displayed so as to be visible from the street.
(7) All activities will be controlled to prevent nuisance problems of noise, vibration, smoke, dust, fumes or litter.
(8) The home occupation shall not generate more than two customer vehicles at one time. Off-street parking shall be provided, but no more than two spaces shall be allowed for customer use.
(9) No mechanical or electrical equipment shall be used if the operation of the equipment interferes unreasonably with the desired quiet residential environment of the neighborhood or if the health and safety of the residents is endangered. No equipment shall be used in the home occupation which will create electrical interference to surrounding properties.
(10) A person having a home occupation shall provide proof of meeting the above requirements upon request by the city.
(C) Yard sales/garage sales. Yard sales and garage sales do not require a home occupation permit, so long as they do not exceed seven cumulative days in one calendar year.
(D) Private automobile sales. One automobile displayed for sale on a property shall not require a home occupation permit so long as not more than two automobiles are sold over 30 cumulative days per calendar year.
(Ord. 332, passed 5-19-2008) Penalty, see § 152.999