(A) Generally. Permitted uses in the residential district shall include single-family and multiple-family dwellings, apartment buildings, churches and related buildings, parks, playgrounds, schools, child care facilities, home-based child care, offices of members of recognized professions, hospitals, clinics, and other uses normal and incidental to a residential area or as specifically authorized by state statute, as may be amended from time to time.
(B) Home occupations.
(1) The purposes of this division (B) are to allow for home occupations that are appropriate for residential settings; protect those conducting a home occupation from self-induced harm; and protect the property rights of neighbors.
(2) A home occupation may be established and conducted only in accordance with this chapter. A home occupation shall be permitted as an accessory use to a residential dwelling unit. The home occupation use must be clearly subordinate to the residential use of the property, occupying no more than 25% of the gross floor area of all buildings on the property and must be conducted by a person or persons who reside full-time in the dwelling.
(3) A home occupation must be conducted in such a manner that activities connected with it are not noticeable from adjacent streets or residential lots, do not draw attention to the home occupation.
(4) All activities related to a home occupation must be conducted within a fully enclosed building, excluding gardening or horticultural activities provided that plants and related materials are maintained in a clean and orderly manner and that waste is disposed of.
(5) Signs are allowed in accordance with the provisions of §§ 150.035 through 150.045.
(6) No outside storage of products or materials or equipment connected with the home occupation is permitted. This division (B)(6) does not prohibit the outside parking of motor vehicles on the driveway of the premises in accordance with division (B)(7) below.
(7) Outdoor parking of no more than two vehicles used identified for business purposes is permitted, provided that the vehicle is registered to an occupant of the home, and that such vehicle parking is not otherwise prohibited by any sections of the city code or any other applicable district regulations.
(8) Parking, structural alteration, lighting, or similar facilities which indicate a use of the dwelling for purposes other than a residential structure are prohibited. Home occupations involving the need for more than three outdoor parking spaces for the operators and customers shall be prohibited. Parking facilities required to serve the home occupation shall be provided on the premises, but no such parking facilities shall be provided within any required front or side yard, except upon an established driveway.
(9) Occasional sales of products or other articles are permitted where the dwelling serves as an office for a person regularly engaged in retail sales outside the dwelling, or where such occasional sales are incidental to and not the primary purpose of the home occupation.
(Ord. passed 6-9-2020; Ord. passed 4-13-2021; Ord. passed 7-13-2021; Ord. passed 8-16-2022; Ord. passed 10-11-2022)