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Dubuque, IA Code of Ordinances
CITY CODE of DUBUQUE, IOWA
ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
TITLE 1 ADMINISTRATION
TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
TITLE 3 REVENUE AND TAXATION
TITLE 4 BUSINESS AND LICENSE REGULATIONS
TITLE 5 TRANSIT SYSTEM
TITLE 6 HEALTH, HOUSING, SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENT
TITLE 7 POLICE, FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
TITLE 8 EQUITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
TITLE 9 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
TITLE 10 PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY
TITLE 11 RIGHTS-OF-WAY
TITLE 12 AIRPORT
TITLE 13 PUBLIC UTILITIES
TITLE 14 BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT
TITLE 15 PLANNING AND ZONING
TITLE 16 UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE
CHAPTER 1 TITLE, PURPOSE AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 3 LAND USE GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 4 NONCONFORMITIES
CHAPTER 5 ZONING DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 6 OVERLAY DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 7 SUPPLEMENTAL USE REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 8 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT APPLICATIONS AND PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 9 ZONING ADVISORY COMMISSION APPLICATIONS AND PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 10 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION APPLICATIONS AND PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 11 LAND SUBDIVISION
CHAPTER 12 SITE PLANS
CHAPTER 13 SITE DESIGN STANDARDS
CHAPTER 14 PARKING
CHAPTER 15 SIGNS
CHAPTER 7
SUPPLEMENTAL USE REGULATIONS
SECTION:
16-7-1: Home Based Businesses
16-7-1-1: General Provisions
16-7-1-2: Permitted Home Based Business Uses
16-7-1-3: Prohibited Home Based Business Uses
16-7-1-4: Home Based Businesses As Conditional Uses
16-7-2: Towers And Antennas
16-7-2-1: Definitions
16-7-2-2: Applicability
16-7-2-3: Communication Tower Standards
16-7-2-4: Antennas
16-7-2-5: Conditional Use Permit Application
16-7-2-6: Security Fencing
16-7-2-7: Exterior Finish
16-7-2-8: Landscaping
16-7-2-9: Lighting
16-7-2-10: Maintenance, Repair And Modification
16-7-2-11: Support Facilities
16-7-2-12: Removal Of Communication Towers And Antennas
16-7-2-13: Nonconforming Communication Towers And Antennas
16-7-2-14: Satellite Dish Antenna Regulations
16-7-3: Wind Energy Conversion Systems
16-7-3-1: Purpose
16-7-3-2: Definitions
16-7-3-3: Residential Wind Energy Conversion Systems (RWECS)
16-7-3-4: Small Wind Energy Conversion Systems (SWECS)
16-7-3-5: Commercial Wind Energy Conversion Systems (CWECS)
16-7-3-6: Freestanding WECS Bulk Standards
16-7-3-7: Building Mountable Wind Turbines (BMWT)
16-7-3-8: Repair; Abandonment; Removal
16-7-4: Adult Entertainment Establishments
16-7-4-1: Purpose
16-7-4-2: Siting Requirements
16-7-5: Payday Lending Establishments
16-7-5-1: Purpose
16-7-5-2: Definition
16-7-5-3: Payday Lending - Siting Requirements
16-7-1: HOME BASED BUSINESSES:
16-7-1-1: GENERAL PROVISIONS:
   A.   Permitted As Accessory Uses; Restrictions: Home based businesses shall be permitted as accessory uses within principal residential dwellings, provided they meet the following provisions and the requirements of the district in which located. A home based business shall not be permitted that:
      1.   Changes the outside appearance of the dwelling or is visible from the street.
      2.   Generates traffic, parking, sewerage or water use in excess of what is normal in the residential neighborhood.
      3.   Creates a hazard to person or property, results in electrical interference, or becomes a nuisance.
      4.   Results in outside storage or display of any kind.
      5.   Employs other than self or family members residing on the premises.
      6.   Occupies more than fifty percent (50%) of the total floor area of the dwelling unit.
      7.   Requires deliveries of materials to and from the premises involving the use of vehicles over two (2) ton capacity, except parcel post or similar parcel service vehicles.
      8.   Produces noise, vibration, smoke, odors, heat or glare as a result of a home based business which would exceed that normally produced by a single residence as determined by the city planner.
      9.   Advertises with a sign on site or off premises.
   B.   Customer And Client Contacts: Customer and client contact shall be primarily by telephone, mail, fax, e-mail, or website and not on the premises of the home based business, except those home based businesses such as tutoring, teaching, childcare or personal services which cannot be conducted without personal contact and as permitted in the following section.
   C.   Services Or Sales: Services or sales conducted on the premises shall be by appointment only and shall not be oriented toward, or attract, off the street customer or client traffic. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-7-1-2: PERMITTED HOME BASED BUSINESS USES:
The following are permitted as home based businesses, provided such professional, business, or office activities are conducted in a manner that is clearly accessory and incidental to the residential use of the premises:
Adult day services (not including licensed adult daycare).
Art studio.
Cake decorating.
Ceramics.
Childcare (not including licensed childcare center).
Computer programming.
Consultant services.
Dressmaking, sewing and tailoring.
Film processing.
Home cooking and preserving.
Home crafts.
Home office.
Home products distributors.
Income tax preparations.
Insurance salespersons.
Mailing services.
Online business.
Painting, sculpting and writing.
Teaching or tutoring limited to four (4) persons at one time.
Telephone answering.
Typist/stenographer. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-7-1-3: PROHIBITED HOME BASED BUSINESS USES:
The following uses shall be specifically prohibited as home based businesses:
Antique/furniture refinishing for resale on the premises or as a service for the general public.
Automobile repair, except that an individual residing on the premises may service such individual's own vehicle, providing that the provisions of section 16-7-1-1 of this chapter are met and that no repairs shall take place between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. to nine o'clock (9:00) A.M.
Barber and beauty shops.
Contractor's shop.
Recycling or salvage operations.
Small engine repair.
Welding services. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-7-1-4: HOME BASED BUSINESSES AS CONDITIONAL USES:
Any proposed home based businesses not specifically prohibited or that employ up to two (2) people who do not reside within the home herein shall be considered a conditional use and be granted or denied by the zoning board of adjustment upon finding that the proposed home based business can meet the provisions of this section 16-7-1. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
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