(A) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to regulate the conditions under which occupations may not undermine the general intent and purpose of this chapter and the specific purposes of the residential districts. The standards for home occupations in this chapter are intended to ensure compatibility with other permitted uses and with the residential character of the neighborhood, plus a clearly secondary or incidental status in relation to the residential use of the main building as the criteria for determining whether a proposed accessory use qualifies as a home occupation.
(B) Standards. Home occupations shall be subject to the following standards.
(1) The occupation or profession shall be carried on wholly within the principal building or other structure accessory thereto, and it shall utilize no more than 50% of the gross floor area of the building.
(2) The home occupation is to be conducted only by members of the family residing in the dwelling unit, plus no more than six nonresident assistants or employees employed on the premises at any one time. Persons engaged in building trades, similar fields and other activities using their dwelling units or residential premises as an office for business activities carried on off the premises, may have more employees than the limitations set forth in this division (B)(2) if they are not employed on the premises.
(3) The home occupation shall be incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes.
(4) In no way shall the appearance of the structure be altered 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 materials, construction and lighting.
(5) No home occupation shall create noise, dust, vibration, smell, smoke, glare, electrical interference, fire hazard or any other hazard of nuisance beyond what normally occurs in the applicable zoning district.
(6) There shall not be outside storage of any kind related to the home occupation.
(7) The home occupation shall not involve the use of commercial vehicles, other than those owned by the applicant for delivery of products or materials to and from the premises. This shall not be interpreted to include delivery and/or pickup services such as United Parcel Service, Federal Express and the like, in the conduct of their normal operations.
(8) Activities which involve the manufacture, utilization, processing or storage of chemicals or inflammable and explosive material shall not be permitted.
(C) Permitted home occupations. Permitted home occupations include but are not necessarily limited to the following:
(1) Artists or sculptors;
(2) Authors or composers;
(3) Home crafts such as model making, rug weaving and cabinet making;
(4) Office facility of a minister, rabbi or priest;
(5) Office facility of an attorney architect, professional engineer, surveyor, landscape architect, insurance agent or real estate agent;
(6) Private tutoring;
(7) Musical instruction limited to two pupils at a time; and
(8) Dressmaking.
(D) Home occupations not permitted. The following uses, by the nature of the investment or operation, have a pronounced tendency once started to rapidly increase beyond the limits permitted for home occupations and thereby impair the use and value of a residentially zoned area for residence purposes. Therefore, home occupations not permitted include but are not necessarily limited to:
(1) Barber shops and beauty salons;
(2) Antique shops;
(3) Stables and kennels;
(4) Medical offices, including but not necessarily limited to physicians, surgeons, dentists, chiropractors or optometrists for the general practice of the profession, except for consultation or emergency treatment;
(5) Automobile repair or paint shops; and
(6) Restaurants and bakeries.
(E) Conditional use. Any proposed home occupation that is neither specifically permitted by division (C) above nor specifically prohibited by division (D) above shall be considered a conditional use and be granted or denied by the Village Board upon consideration of those standards contained in division (B) above and in accordance with the procedures as required in § 157.133.
(Prior Code, § 22.18) (Ord. passed - -2011)