The purpose of these provisions is to allow limited home occupations that are accessory to residential uses and compatible with surrounding neighborhoods. The standards provided are intended to ensure that the accessory home occupation remains subordinate to the residential use, and to maintain the residential character of the surrounding neighborhood.
(a) Type A and Type B Home Occupations. There are two types of home occupations, Type A and Type B. Uses are allowed as home occupations only if they comply with all of the requirements of this chapter.
(1) Type A. A Type A home occupation is one where the residents use their home as a place of work; however, no employees or customers come to the site. Examples include artists, crafts people, writers, consultants, and employees performing remote work (work-from-home) for an outside employer engaging in virtual client and/or customer meetings. Type A home occupations also provide an opportunity for a home to be used as a business address but not as a place of work.
(2) Type B. A Type B home occupation is one where at least one employee at the home (a resident) engages regularly with at least one customer or client who travels to the home to receive professional services from the employee. Examples include counseling, tutoring, daycare, and hair cutting and styling.
(b) Permit Required. Type A home occupations, as defined above and as determined by the Community Development Coordinator, shall not require a permit. Permits for Type B home occupations must be obtained from the Village prior to their establishment, to ensure the following:
(1) That the applicant is aware of the provisions of this chapter which govern home occupations.
(2) That the Village has all information necessary to evaluate whether the proposal initially meets and continues to meet Planning and Zoning Code regulations.
(3) That the distribution and location of Type B home occupations can be documented. (Ord. 11-24. Passed 4-10-24.)