(A) In any zoning district where home occupations are authorized, the following regulations governing the home occupations shall be complied with.
(1) The home occupation shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling, by inhabitants with no more than one outside employee.
(2) The use shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling purpose and shall not change the residential character.
(3) Home occupation shall not exceed 500 square feet of floor space.
(4) Accessory buildings and or attached garages can be used as part of the home occupation as long as the structure is not specifically dedicated for the occupation and occupies less than 30% of the total structure and is incidental and secondary to the use of the principal residential structure on the property.
(5) The home occupations shall not require internal or external alterations or involved construction features not customarily found in dwellings.
(6) There shall be no exterior display or storage of equipment and materials associated with the home occupation.
(7) Allowable signage shall be limited to one sign, not more than four square feet in total size, non-illuminated and attached to the dwelling.
(8) There shall be no indication of offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat or glare at or beyond the property line.
(B) All non-conforming home occupations legally existing prior to the adoption of this chapter shall be allowed to continue but shall not be allowed to expand, rebuild, relocate, replace or alter without being brought into compliance with all the requirements of this section.
(2001 Code, § 11.11) Penalty, see § 10.99