A. Authorization: Subject to the limitations of this section, any home occupation that is customarily incidental to the principal use of a building as a dwelling shall be permitted in any dwelling unit.
B. Definition: A "home occupation" is a business, profession, occupation, or trade that:
1. Is conducted for gain or support by a full time occupant of a dwelling unit; and
2. Is incidental and secondary to the use of such dwelling unit for dwelling purposes; and
3. Does not change the essential residential character of such dwelling unit.
C. Certificate Of Zoning Compliance Required: No home occupation shall be established or maintained unless a certificate of zoning compliance shall have first been issued in accordance with the provisions of chapter 13 of this title.
D. Use Limitations:
1. Employee Limitations:
a. The entrepreneur of every home occupation shall be domiciled in the dwelling unit where such occupation is conducted.
b. No more than one employee who is not domiciled in the dwelling unit where a home occupation is conducted shall be present in connection with, or otherwise participate in the operation of, a home occupation at any one time. For the purposes of this subsection D1b, the term employee shall not include persons domiciled in the dwelling unit where such home occupation is conducted. This limitation on the number of employees shall not apply to employees who do not work at the dwelling unit devoted to such home occupation.
2. Structural Limitations:
a. No alteration of any kind shall be made to the dwelling unit where a home occupation is conducted that would change its residential character as a dwelling unit, including the enlargement of public utility services beyond that customarily required for residential use.
b. No separate entrance shall be provided in connection with the conduct of any home occupation.
3. Operational Limitations:
a. Every home occupation shall be conducted wholly within a principal dwelling unit or permitted accessory structure; provided, however, that this subsection D3a shall not apply to a daycare home operated as a home occupation.
b. No more than a total of six hundred (600) square feet of floor area (exclusive of garage floor area devoted to permissible parking of vehicles used in connection with the home occupation) of any dwelling unit or any permitted accessory structure shall be specially designed, arranged, or set apart for the conduct of a home occupation; provided, however, that this subsection D3b shall not apply to a daycare home operated as a home occupation.
c. No stock in trade shall be displayed or sold on the premises of any home occupation.
d. No routine attendance of patients, clients, subcontractors, or employees (except as provided in subsection D1b of this section) associated with any home occupation shall be allowed at the premises of the home occupation except that attendance of up to eight (8) children at any one time may be allowed at a daycare home operated as a home occupation and that the attendance of up to four (4) persons at any one time may be allowed for the purpose of receiving private instruction in any subject or skill. "Routine attendance" means that the conduct of the home occupation requires nondomiciled persons to visit the premises of the home occupation as part of the regular conduct of the occupation, without regard to the number, frequency, or duration of such visits.
e. No mechanical, electrical, or other equipment that produces noise, electrical or magnetic interference, vibration, heat, glare, emissions, odor, or radiation outside the dwelling unit or any permitted accessory structure that is greater or more frequent than that typical of equipment used in connection with residential occupancy shall be used in connection with any home occupation.
f. No outdoor storage shall be allowed in connection with any home occupation.
g. No refuse in excess of the amount allowable for regular residential pick up shall be generated by any home occupation.
h. Vehicles used in connection with any home occupation shall be subject to the requirements of subsection 9-9-1C4 of this chapter.
4. Signage And Visibility:
a. No sign shall advertise the presence or conduct of the home occupation.
b. No home occupation shall be in any manner visible or apparent from any public or private street.
5. Traffic Limitations: No home occupation shall generate more vehicular or pedestrian traffic than is typical of residences in the area.
6. Nuisance Causing Activities: In addition to the foregoing specific limitations, no home occupation shall cause or create any nuisance, or cause or create any substantial or undue adverse impact on any adjacent property or the character of the area, or threaten the public health, safety or general welfare, or be noxious, offensive, or hazardous.
7. Licensing Requirements: Every home occupation shall be subject to applicable business licensing and inspection requirements, and shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, including, without limitation, obtaining, maintaining, and complying with regulations applicable to any required Federal, State, or local license or permit. (Ord. 2013-12-944, 1-6-2014)