(A) Home occupations when permitted in each district shall be subject to the following restrictions and regulations:
(1) The area of the dwelling utilized for the house shall be no more than 25% of the total floor area of the dwelling or 400 square feet, whichever is less.
(2) The home occupation shall be conducted within the dwelling unit and not from a detached or attached garage or other accessory structure. Equipment, materials, samples and vehicles incidental to the home occupation may be stored in a detached or attached garage or other accessory structure so long as the business activity is limited to the dwelling.
(3) Not more than one person other than members of the immediate family residing in the dwelling shall be employed on the premises.
(4) The home occupation shall not involve the sale of goods which are stored and delivered to the buyer on the zoning lot, except as incidental to a permitted service. The term "sale of goods" as used herein does not include the sale of household goods in what is commonly known as a garage sale, so long as the sales last for a period no longer than four consecutive days and are held no more than four times in any calendar year.
(5) There shall be no exterior display or sign, except for a single sign which satisfies the following criteria:
(a) The sign shall not be freestanding. The sign shall be mounted flush against the wall of the principal building, with no part of the sign extending beyond the roof line.
(b) The sign face area shall be no more than four square feet.
(c) The sign content shall be limited to the name, address, phone number, occupation, or any combination thereof, of the resident.
(d) The sign shall not be illuminated by its own source of artificial light, either within the sign or outside of the perimeter of the sign face, other than those lights incidental to the residential use of the premises.
(6) There shall be no outdoor storage of equipment or materials used in connection with the home occupation.
(7) There shall be no mechanical equipment which emits an odor, noise, radio interference or other nuisance which is discernible at the property line.
(8) The home occupation shall not require or permit the regular receipt or delivery of merchandise, goods or equipment by any motor vehicle bearing a Division of Motor Vehicles License Class "C" or higher.
(9) The home occupation shall not result in the simultaneous presence on the zoning lot and the adjoining street of more than three motor vehicles in excess of the number of vehicles attributable to the residential use of the premises.
(10) No home occupation by its nature or conduct shall generate undue traffic in excess of that normally expected in and consistent with the character of a residential neighborhood.
(11) In the event that more than one home occupation is conducted within the dwelling, the conditions established by his section shall apply to the sum total of the activity related to the home occupations.
(B) Prohibited home occupations. Permitted home occupations shall not in any event be deemed to include the following:
(1) Animal hospitals.
(2) Clinics or hospitals.
(3) Dancing schools, except as permitted above.
(4) Mortuaries.
(5) Nursery schools.
(7) Renting of trailers.
(8) Repair shops or service establishments, except the repair of small electrical appliances, typewriters, cameras, personal computers or other similar small items.
(9) Restaurants.
(10) Stables or kennels.
(11) Tourist homes or bed and breakfasts.
(12) Any activity requiring the storage, transfer or sale of hazardous or illegal materials or substances.
(Ord. 819, passed 10-3-94)