(A) Any person desiring to conduct a home occupation in the Town of Lakeside within a district zoned for residential use as provided hereinafter shall be required to register with the Town of Lakeside prior to conducting any such business. Registration shall be made on forms established by the town and available from the Town Secretary. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct a business operation of any form or nature from their home in any residential zoned district in the Town of Lakeside without registering as here provided.
(B) Home occupations shall be permitted as an accessory use in single-family residential zoning districts provided that they comply with all restrictions herein.
(C) The occupation shall produce no alteration or change in the character or exterior appearance of the principal building from that of the residential dwelling, and performance of the occupation activity shall not be visible from the street.
(D) Such use shall be incidental and secondary to the use of the premises for residential purposes, and shall not utilize floor area exceeding 20% of the dwelling unit. In no case shall the floor area utilized for a home occupation exceed 500 square feet.
(E) Activities are limited to the living portion of a house, or its attached or detached garage. An accessory building cannot be used in conjunction with a home based business.
(F) Not more than two patron, employee or business-related vehicles shall be present at one time, and the proprietor shall provide adequate off-street parking on the property where the use is located.
(G) One commercial vehicle, capacity of one ton or less (according to the manufacturer's classification), may be used or parked (behind the front building line) on the property in connection with the home occupation, but said vehicle may not be parked in the street or within the front yard setback.
(H) The occupation activity shall not increase vehicular traffic flow beyond what normally occurs within a residential district, and shall not require regular and frequent deliveries by large delivery trucks or vehicles with a rated capacity in excess of one and one-half tons, according to the manufacturer's classification.
(I) There shall be no outside storage or outside display related to the home occupation (one trailer less than 20 feet long parked in the driveway is not considered outside storage).
(J) No mechanical or electrical equipment shall be employed on the premises other than that which is customarily found in a home environment, and that which is customarily associated with a hobby or a vocation which is conducted solely for pleasure and not for profit or financial gain.
(K) The home occupation shall not generate noise, vibration, glare, fumes/odors, heat or electrical interference beyond what normally occurs within a residential district.
(L) The occupation shall not require the use of chemicals on the property that are obnoxious or hazardous to the welfare of the neighborhood.
(M) The home occupation shall not involve the use of advertising signs or window displays, or any other device that calls attention to the business use of the premises through audio and/or visual means. Advertising on vehicles is permitted.
(N) The occupation shall not offer a ready inventory of any commodity for sale on the premises unless the commodity is made/assembled on-site (e.g., arts and crafts items, handmade clothing and the like).
(O) The occupation shall not be harmful or detrimental to the health, welfare and safety of the neighborhood, nor shall it interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life, property and recreation by residents of the area.
(Ord. 314, passed 6-22-2010) Penalty, see § 150.99