Home occupations such as seamstresses, tailors, transcriptionists, web designers, graphic artists and the like are permitted as noted in Article XIII and shall adhere to the minimum standards of a particular zone and shall also meet the following criteria:
[Amended 11-28-2011 by Ord. No. 23-2011]
A. The use shall be one which is customarily incidental to the use of the premises as a dwelling and subordinate to the residential use of the property.
B. There shall be no employees working on the premises other than the bona fide residents of the dwelling.
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C. That portion of the dwelling unit utilized for the home occupation shall not exceed 25% of the total floor area of said dwelling unit, or a maximum of 400 square feet, whichever is lower.
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D. The occupation shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling or within an existing accessory building or buildings.
E. No related displays of articles for sale shall be visible from the street.
F. Only articles made on the premises may be sold.
G. Commercial signage is not permitted.
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H. There shall be no external change to the premises or its buildings unless said change continues the appearance of the property's principal use. If building type is changed on a lot with permitted home occupations to a building type that does not permit home occupation, home occupation will require a variance.
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I. No mechanical equipment may be used except that which is normally used for purely domestic or household purposes.
J. In no case shall any home occupation require parking to occur on the adjacent residential streets.
K. Not more than four off-street parking spaces shall be allowed for the residential plus home occupation use.
L. Buffers may be required based on the location of any new parking areas. (See § 175-91.)
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