(a) Home Occupations: All Home Occupations shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) A Home Occupation shall be conducted entirely within a dwelling unit and shall be clearly subordinate to the use of the dwelling unit. Home occupations shall not be conducted within Accessory Structures, such as garages or sheds.
(2) The appearance of the dwelling unit in which a Home Occupation is conducted shall not be altered or the occupation within the dwelling shall not be conducted in a manner which would cause the premises to differ from its surrounding character either by colors, materials, construction, or lighting.
(3) The Home Occupation shall not generate traffic greater in volume than normal for the subarea.
(4) The Home Occupation shall not involve delivery trucks other than normal parcel delivery services.
(5) No equipment or processes shall be used in a Home Occupation which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses on the lot. No equipment or processes shall be used which creates visual, audible or electrical interference in any radio or television receiver or computer terminal off the premises or causes fluctuations in voltage off the premises.
(6) The Home Occupation shall not occupy more than twenty percent (20%) of the livable floor area of the dwelling unit.
(b) Minor Home Occupations. In addition to the above requirements, Minor Home Occupations must comply with the following requirements:
(1) There shall be no employees of the Home Occupation other than a person or person(s) who are residents of the dwelling unit in which the Home Occupation is conducted.
(2) There shall be no signs associated with the Home Occupation.
(3) The Home Occupation shall not occupy more than twenty percent (20%) of the livable floor area of the dwelling unit.
(4) There is no permit required for a Minor Home Occupation.
(c) Major Home Occupations.
(1) There may be up to two (2) employees for the Home Occupation who are not residents of the dwelling.
(2) The home occupations may exceed the twenty percent (20%) of the livable floor area of the dwelling unit, but in no case shall it exceed forty percent (40%).
(3) The Home Occupation may have one ground/monument sign that does not exceed ten (10) square feet per sign face, has a maximum height of six (6) feet, and is setback a minimum distance of ten (10) feet from the right-of-way line.
(4) Major Home Occupations in all districts that permit residential uses shall be processed as conditional uses in accordance with the procedures in Section 1113.06. The Major Home Occupation must comply with the criteria in Sections 1145.10 (a), 1145.10(c), and 1113.06(c) in order for the Board of Zoning Appeals to issue a Conditional Use Permit.
(Ord. 02-13-2023. Passed 2-21-23.)