10-3-4303: HOME OCCUPATION REQUIREMENTS:
All home occupations shall comply at all times with all of the following requirements:
   A.   Operators: The operator of the home occupation shall be a resident of the dwelling in which the home occupation is located.
   B.   Use Of The Residential Site: All home occupations in a single residential dwelling unit, individually and in the aggregate, shall be conducted in a manner that is incidental to the residential use of said dwelling unit and does not change the principal character or use of the dwelling. Materials connected with a home occupation shall not be stored in a manner that would result in a change in the occupancy classification of a residential structure under the city's building code, mechanical code, fire code or plumbing code, or that would otherwise violate any building or fire code or other law. Materials connected with a home occupation shall not be stored at any residential site outside of a lawful enclosed structure. The home occupation(s) shall not result in excess use of utilities and public facilities, including, but not limited to, electricity, gas, water, and sanitary sewer facilities, beyond that which is normally provided for the residential use of the dwelling unit. All home occupations shall comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, and statutes, including, but not limited to, obtaining all necessary permits from the Los Angeles County health department.
   C.   Appearance Of Residential Site: No sign identifying or related to the home occupation shall be placed in a residential zone, including, without limitation, in the public right of way. All home occupations shall be conducted in a manner that is consistent with the residential character of the site and is not visually apparent from outside the site or from the public right of way.
   D.   Equipment: No equipment shall be operated outside of a lawful enclosed structure or in a manner as to cause a nuisance or material likelihood of injury to any persons or property in the vicinity of the site. No equipment or materials shall be maintained on the site that would result in a change in the occupancy classification of a residential structure under the city's building code, mechanical code, fire code or plumbing code, or that otherwise violates any law. Nor shall any equipment be operated in connection with the home occupation that would result in excess use of utilities and public facilities, including, but not limited to, electricity, gas, water, and sanitary sewer facilities, beyond that which is normally provided for the residential use of the dwelling unit.
   E.   Vehicular Use: Vehicles associated with the home occupation, including any vehicle operated by an employee, consultant to, or client of the home occupation, shall at all times be lawfully parked off street when the vehicle's operator is at the site. Said off street parking shall be in addition to any parking required for the residential use of the property and no parked cars associated with the home occupation use shall displace or impede the use of such required parking spaces. Nothing in this section shall supersede the requirements of section 10-3-1102 of this chapter with respect to a home occupation located in a residence in the R-1.8X zone. The home occupation shall not involve the use of commercial vehicles not owned, leased or rented by the operator of the home occupation, with the exception of deliveries by postal or courier services. The operator of the home occupation may use one commercial vehicle in connection with the home occupation so long as that vehicle is owned, leased or rented by the operator of the home occupation, does not exceed one ton capacity, and is parked so that any vehicle signage is not visible from the public right of way. There shall be no parking or storing of commercial vehicles on the street at any time in connection with the home occupation, and any permissible commercial vehicle associated with a home occupation and parked at the site shall be parked behind the front setback. As used herein, the term "commercial vehicles" shall be defined as that term is defined in the California Vehicle Code.
   F.   Deliveries: No deliveries or pick ups or series of deliveries or pick ups to or from the site shall materially or unreasonably disturb any person's quiet enjoyment of his or her property at any time or alter the residential character of the site. The number of round trip vehicle trips generated by a home occupation within any one hour, whether made by employees, patrons, clients or other visitors of the home occupation, and the number of round trip vehicle trips per day generated by the home occupation, whether made by employees, patrons, clients or other visitors of the home occupation, shall not materially or unreasonably disturb any person's quiet enjoyment of his or her property at any time or alter the residential character of the site.
   G.   General Nuisance: No home occupation may be operated in a manner that materially alters the residential character of the adjacent neighborhood or materially or unreasonably degrades the quality of life of adjacent neighbors or disturbs another person's quiet enjoyment of his or her property as a result of traffic, parking, noise, vibration, odor, generation of refuse, glare, electronic interference, safety, hazardous waste, visual impact, or any other reason. All home occupations shall comply with all provisions of title 5, chapter 1, article 1 of this code, regarding general noise regulations. (Ord. 01-O-2383, eff. 11-2-2001)