No home occupation shall hereafter be established, altered or enlarged in any residential district unless such home occupation is permitted by this Zoning Code and complies with the following restrictions or standards:
(a) No person other than members of the family residing on the premises shall be engaged in a home occupation in any R-L, RL-2 and RL-3 District. No person other than members of the family residing on the premises shall be engaged in a home occupation in any other residential district unless approval is granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals after a public notice and public hearing, and then not more one such person shall be so approved.
(b) No sign shall be used in connection with a home occupation other than one nonilluminated sign, not more than one square foot in area and mounted flat against the outside wall of the principal building, nor shall any display be used that will indicate from the exterior that the building is being utilized in part for any purpose other than that of a dwelling.
(c) There shall be no change in the outside appearance of the building or premises, or other visible evidence of the conduct of such home occupation, other than the permitted sign, which would change the essential character thereof as a dwelling.
(d) The space devoted for use of the home occupation must be within the main dwelling or basement and shall occupy not more than 300 square feet. Accessory buildings such as garages or sheds, whether attached or unattached, shall not be used for home occupations except by approval of the Zoning Board of Appeals after a public notice and public hearing.
(e) There shall be no group instruction, assembly or activity for more than two customers, except as permitted for day nurseries, at any time.
(f) No wholesale, jobbing, or retail business shall be permitted unless it is conducted entirely by mail or telephone, and does not involve the receipt, delivery, sale of merchandise on or from the premises; provided, however, that articles produced on the premises may be sold on the premises.
(g) There shall be no use of utilities or other community facilities or services beyond that reasonable to the use of the property for residential purposes.
(h) No mechanical or electrical equipment shall be used except normal domestic or household equipment, adding machines, typewriters, copy machines and similar equipment, or any equipment necessary and essential to any of the permitted home occupations.
(i) No home occupation shall be used in such a manner as to create offensive noise, vibration, smoke or other particular matter, heat, humidity, glare, electronic interference or otherwise constitute a nuisance or safety hazard to any occupant of adjacent or nearby properties.
(j) There shall be no outdoor storage of equipment or materials used in the home occupation.
(k) Not more than two motor vehicles, used by customers of the home occupation, shall be parked at the location of the home occupation at one time.
(l) Trucks, vans, automobiles or other mobile equipment used in the home occupation shall not be parked in open yards and all automobiles used by customers shall be parked in the driveway or along the street curb abutting the premises, unless other more satisfactory arrangements are required or approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals after a public notice and hearing. Home occupation parking on noncurbed streets is prohibited. Not more than one three-quarter ton truck or van may be used in connection with a home occupation unless approval is granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals after a public notice and public hearing.