Home occupations shall be permitted in the residential zone, provided the home occupation complies with the following requirements:
A. Such use must be incidental and subordinate to the main use or dwelling unit for residential purposes.
B. No equipment or process shall be used in such home occupation which frequently or repeatedly creates noise in excess of one hundred (100) decibels. No equipment or process shall be used in such home occupation which creates vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical interference deemed to be offensive to members of the general public. No equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible interference in any radio or television receivers off the premises or causes fluctuations in line voltage off the premises. Such noise, vibration, glare, fumes, or odors shall be measured or determined at any location directly contiguous to the property line of the property upon which the equipment or process is being operated or conducted.
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 nor shall any storage of materials or equipment be permissible outside the dwelling or structure(s) with the exception of two temporary signs that meet the requirements set forth in Section 17.38.050(a).
D. The use of the dwelling unit or any accessory structure for the home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes by its occupants and shall utilize not more than twenty-five (25) percent of the total structure area of the property.
E. All parking is limited to off-street parking only.
(Ord. 918, 2024: Ord. 896 (part), 2023: Ord. 802, 2018)