A. Purposes: Home occupations, as defined in section 8-2-2, “Definitions”, of this code, are allowed as long as they are uses that conform to the standards of this Section. In general, a home occupation is an accessory use so located and conducted that the average neighbor, under normal circumstances, would not be aware of its existence. The standards for home occupations are intended to ensure compatibility with other permitted uses and the residential character of the Village and to maintain the subordinate and incidental status of the home occupation.
B. Location: A home occupation may be conducted in any dwelling unit or in any building or structure accessory to the dwelling unit in any zoning district in which dwelling units are permitted.
C. Permitted Uses: Home occupations shall include and are limited to the following uses:
1. Babysitting services;
2. Instruction in music, dance, home crafts and art; provided, that the total class size does not exceed four (4) students at any time;
3. Occasional sales;
4. Offices of accountants, architects, brokers, consultants, engineers, insurance agents, lawyers, real estate agents and urban planners;
5. Offices of medical, dental or veterinary practitioners;
6. Offices of ministers, priests and rabbis;
7. Offices of sales personnel, sales representatives or manufacturers' representatives; provided, that no retail transactions shall be made on the premises except through telephone, telegraph, fax or mail communication and no wholesale transactions shall include the acceptance or delivery or merchandise on the premises;
8. Repair services, but not including retail sales;
9. Studios of artists, authors, composers, photographers and sculptors;
10. Workrooms of dressmakers, seamstresses and tailors;
11. Workrooms for home crafts, such as model making, rug weaving, lapidary work and cabinet making.
D. Prohibited Uses: All home occupations not permitted are prohibited.
E. Standards: The following standards shall govern the operation of a home occupation:
1. The building or structure in which the home occupation is located shall be subject to the regulations of the zoning district in which it is located.
2. The home occupation shall be conducted completely within the dwelling unit or within an accessory building or structure.
3. Only the permanent residents of the dwelling unit shall be employed in the home occupation.
4. The home occupation shall be subordinate and incidental to the principal use of the building or structure for residential purposes. Not more than the lesser of five hundred (500) square feet or fifteen percent (15%) of the gross floor area of the dwelling unit and accessory buildings or structures on the premises on which the home is located shall be devoted to the home occupation.
5. The outside display of goods and the outside storage of equipment, materials or motor vehicles utilized in the home occupation shall be prohibited.
6. Off-street parking for the home occupation shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 8 of this Title.
7. No home occupation shall generate noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical interference in excess of that permitted in M, B and O Districts and such home occupation shall be further restricted so that in no event shall it generate noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical interference beyond that which normally occurs in the residential zoning district in which it is located.
F. Occasional Sales:
1. General: As used herein "occasional sales" shall mean those sales of goods, wares and merchandise owned by the occupant or former occupant of the premises or owned by a group of persons having a common sale generally known as garage sales, basement sales, house sales, estate sales, yard sales and rummage sales conducted on an infrequent and irregularly scheduled basis on premises zoned or used for residential purposes. Bulk sales, the sale of multiple new items of the same description and the sale of consigned merchandise, merchandise brought to the premises for resale or for reconditioning for resale are prohibited.
2. Time Limitation: It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or to allow to be conducted an occasional sale as defined herein on premises zoned or used for residential purposes over a period of time in excess of two (2) days or to conduct more than one such occasional sale on the same premises, by the same household, within any six (6) month period. It is further provided that no occasional sale as defined herein shall begin before nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. nor continue later than six o'clock (6:00) P.M.
3. Permit; Application; Fee:
a. Permit Required: Whenever three (3) or more persons from different households conduct a combined occasional sale on the same day or days, which sale offers items for sale at three (3) or more residences, a permit shall be required.
b. Application: The permit application shall be filed with the village clerk by appearing in person or by mail utilizing a permit application provided by the village clerk. The application shall contain the names and addresses of all persons offering items for sale from their residences in the combined occasional sale. The permit application shall be signed by one or more members of each household offering goods for sale in the combined occasional sale and the application shall state that all those whose names are listed in the application shall comply with the provisions of this section.
c. Display Of Permit: Each permit shall be prominently displayed on one of the premises covered by the permit in such a manner that it is easily visible to persons passing by the premises.
d. Permit Fee: The fee for each such permit issued shall be twenty five dollars ($25.00).
e. Exceptions: No permit shall be required for other occasional sales as defined in this title except as provided by this section.
4. Signs:
a. No more than two (2) signs shall be displayed designating the location of any such occasional sale. One sign shall be a directional sign which may be located off of the sale premises, provided any off premises sign shall not interfere with traffic or cause a safety hazard. A second sign may be displayed only in the area between the public street and the front building line of the house at which the sale is being held and not within any portion of dedicated right of way of any street, road, highway or on other public property. Signs for such sales shall not exceed a gross surface area of six (6) square feet on each of two (2) display surfaces and each sign shall not exceed a height of three feet (3') as measured from the ground to the top of the sign. All other items which might be used to draw attention to such sales, including, but not limited to, banners, streamers, balloons and flags are hereby prohibited.
b. All signs authorized under this section shall be removed no later than three (3) hours after conclusion of the sale and in no event later than nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. on the second day of the sale.
5. Display Of Merchandise: It shall be unlawful for any person to display for sale any goods, wares or merchandise under the provisions of this section beyond the property lines of his or her lot. (Ord. 90-O-16, 7-3-1990; amd. Ord. 2022-O-15, 12-6-2022)