(A) General. It is the intent of this section to prohibit as home occupations all uses except those that conform to the standards as set forth in this section. In general, a home occupation is an accessory use, so located and conducted, that the average citizen, under normal circumstances, would not be aware of its existence other than for a nameplate as permitted elsewhere in this section. The standards for home occupations in this section are intended to help ensure compatibility with other permitted uses and with the residential character of the area, plus a clearly secondary or incidental status in relation to the residential use of the property as the criteria for determining whether a proposed accessory use qualifies as a home occupation.
(B) Authorization. Home occupations are permitted in any dwelling unit subject to the provisions of this section.
(C) Permitted home occupations. The following are examples of uses which often can be conducted within the limits of the provisions of this section, as a home occupation. Uses which qualify as home occupations are not necessarily limited to those named in this section, nor does the listing of a use in this section automatically qualify that use as a permitted home occupation:
(1) Artists and sculptors;
(2) Authors and composers;
(3) Dressmakers, seamstresses and tailors;
(4) Family day care home, limited to no more than seven children; provided that, all state and local rules and regulations are met;
(5) Home crafts, such as model making, rug weaving, lapidary work and woodworking;
(6) Office facility for a minister, pastor, priest or rabbi;
(7) Office facility for a salesperson, sales representative or manufacturer’s representative; provided that, any transaction which may occur does not include the exchange or delivery of goods, products or materials to the customer other than small parcels which may be easily carried by the average citizen;
(8) Office facility for an architect, artists, broker, dentist, physician, engineer, instructor in arts and crafts, insurance agent, land surveyor, lawyer, musician or real estate agent;
(9) School of special education whose class size does not exceed two pupils at any given time;
(10) Antique shop, except the stripping and refinishing of furniture and the storage of chemicals used in the stripping and refinishing of furniture shall not be permitted;
(11) Barbershop and beauty shop;
(12) Photography studio;
(13) Music or dance lessons, provided class size does not exceed two pupils at any one time; and, provided that, the use of amplified instruments is not involved;
(14) Upholstering;
(15) Repair shop or service establishments; provided that, the repairs shall be limited to the repair of small electrical appliances, cameras and similar items; and
(16) Gun smithing.
(D) Home occupations prohibited. The following uses by their nature, investment or operation have a substantial tendency to be out of character, offensive or potentially injurious to the public’
(1) Animal hospitals;
(2) Clinics or hospitals;
(3) Restaurants;
(4) Stables or kennels;
(5) Day care centers (except family day care homes for seven children or less);
(6) Mortuaries;
(7) Private clubs;
(8) Renting equipment, vehicles, trailers and other similar items;
(9) Apartments and boarding rooms;
(10) Automobile, truck, boat and similar repairs, minor or major;
(11) Dental and medical offices;
(12) Private schools with organized classes;
(13) Ammunition reloading;
(14) Body shop;
(15) Painting shop for cars, trucks, trailers and the like;
(16) Retail sales and display establishments;
(17) Commercial storage or warehousing; and
(18) Carpentry shop.
(E) Use limitations. In addition to the provisions of the particular zoning districts in which located, all home occupations shall be subject to the following additional use limitations.
(1) A home occupation must be conducted entirely within a dwelling unit which is the bona fide residence of the principal practitioner, or in an accessory building thereto, which is normally associated with a residential use.
(2) Except for items or articles produced on the premises, no stock in trade shall be displayed or sold on the premises.
(3) The home occupation shall be incidental and subordinate to the principal residential use.
(4) Not more than one employee, other than members of the family residing on the premises, may be engaged in the occupation.
(5) In no way shall the appearance of the structure be altered or changed, or the occupation within the residence be conducted in a manner which would cause the premises to differ from its residential character either by the use of colors, materials, construction, entrances and exits, lighting, signs or the emission of sounds, noises or vibration.
(6) No traffic shall be generated by the home occupation in greater volume than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood, and any need for parking generated by the conduct of the home occupation shall be met off the street and other than in a required front yard.
(7) No commercial vehicle type shall be used in connection with the home occupation or parked on the premises.
(8) There shall be no outside storage of any kind related to the home occupation.
(9) Only one nameplate shall be allowed. It may display the name of the occupant and/or the name of the home occupation (such as, Joe Doe, Accountant). It shall not exceed one square foot in area, shall be non-illuminated and shall be attached to the main structure, visible through a window or attached to a single pole not more than six feet high, and located on the premises, not upon any public way. The limitation to one nameplate is intended to apply to all lots, including corner lots.
(10) All delivery of goods and materials used in the home occupation shall be made by ordinary and common parcel delivery vans, not to include large motor freight carrier vehicles.
(F) Permit required. Any person desiring to establish a home occupation is required to submit a permit application and secure the required permit, prior to the establishment of the proposed home occupation, on forms provided by the Administrator.
(Prior Code, § 152.088) (Ord. passed 3-9-1976; Ord. passed 8-30-2012) Penalty, see § 155.999