1115.18 HOME OCCUPATIONS.
   (a)   Standards. The following standards for home occupations are intended to provide reasonable opportunities for employment within the home, while avoiding changes to the residential character of a dwelling that accommodates a home occupation, or the surrounding neighborhood, where allowed by this section.
      (1)   No person is employed other than residents of such dwelling;
      (2)   Such occupation is conducted wholly within the dwelling or an accessory building;
      (3)   Floor area devoted to such occupation does not exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the area of the ground floor of the dwelling;
      (4)   Such use is not objectionable due to noise, hours of operation, hazards, or noxious processes;
      (5)   There is neither regular nor frequent traffic to the property by the public for business or professional purposes;
      (6)   There shall be no exterior sign, except as permitted in Chapter 1141 "Signs;" and
      (7)   There shall be no exterior display, no exterior storage of materials, and no other exterior indication of the Home Occupation or variation from the residential character of the principal building.
   (b)   Exemption. Home offices within a principal dwelling or attached garage which is carried on by a resident of that dwelling, and which involves no signs, public access, on premises sales, on premises client visits, outdoor storage or displays are not subject to this section.
(Ord. 30-22. Passed 12-12-22.)