Subject to the requirements below, the following home occupations may be authorized in a dwelling unit or accessory structure by special exception in all zones: Physician, dentist, clergyman, lawyer, engineer, accountant, architect, teacher, artist, crafts person (excluding furniture, cabinetry, etc.) licensed insurance or real estate agent, seamstress, barber, beautician, baker, pet grooming, taxidermy and similar service occupations and professions. Firearm sales are allowed in all zones except residential.
1. The owner/resident shall be the operator and no more than one nonresident employee shall be permitted, nor may more than three pupils receive instruction at one time.
2. The character or external appearance of the dwelling unit accessory structure must remain that of a dwelling/accessory structure. No display or products may be shown so as to be visible from outside the dwelling/accessory structure. A name plate not larger than two square feet in area is permitted. It must be illuminated only by indirect lighting.
3. Not more than 30% of the habitable floor area of the dwelling unit, up to a maximum of 350 square feet, may be devoted to the home occupation. If located in an accessory structure, the total area devoted to the home occupation shall not exceed an area equal to 30% of the habitable floor area (up to a maximum of 350 square feet) of the dwelling unit.
4. Besides the required parking for the dwelling unit, additional off-street parking is required as follows:
A. One space for the operation of the home occupation and one space for each nonresident employee.
B. Three additional spaces per 100 square feet of habitable floor area used for medical, dentistry or veterinary professions.
C. Garages shall not be considered parking area for home occupations. Each space provided shall not have direct access to the street to avoid vehicles backing into the flow of traffic.
5. For home occupations utilizing on-lot wastewater systems and generating additional wastewater than the residential use, the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) shall certify that the onlot system will function with the additional volume and content of the wastewater generated by the home occupation.
6. The business activity may not use any equipment or process which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical or electronic interference, including interference with radio or television reception, which is detectable in the neighborhood.
7. The business activity may not generate any solid waste or sewage discharge, in volume or type, which is not normally associated with residential use in the neighborhood.
8. The business may not involve any illegal activity.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)