(A) Permitted home occupations. The following uses shall be permitted as home occupations:
(1) Home offices for such professionals as architects, doctors, brokers, engineers, insurance agents, lawyers, Realtors, accountants, computer programmers, writers, salespersons, and similar occupations;
(2) Personal services, including barber shops, beauty parlors, manicure and pedicure shops, grooming, catering, and chauffeuring services;
(3) Music, dance, art and craft classes, tutoring, and studios for artists, sculptors, musicians, and photographers;
(4) Workshops for tailors, dressmakers, milliners, and craft persons, including weaving, lapidary, jewelry making, model making, cabinetry, and woodworking;
(5) Repair services, limited to watches and clocks, small appliances, instruments, computers, electronic devices, and similar small devices;
(6) Telephone answering or telemarketing; and
(7) Any other use determined by the Planning Commission to be similar to, and compatible with, the above listed uses.
(B) Prohibited home occupations. The following uses are expressly prohibited as a home occupation:
(1) Automobile truck, recreation vehicle, boat, motorcycle, or small engine repair, bump and paint shops, salvage or storage yards;
(2) Kennels or veterinary clinics;
(3) Medical or dental clinics;
(4) Retail sales of merchandise;
(5) Eating and/or drinking establishments;
(6) Undertaking and funeral homes; and
(7) Adult uses and sexually-oriented businesses.
(C) Use standards.
(1) A home occupation must be clearly incidental and secondary to the primary use of the dwelling unit for dwelling purposes. No more than 25% of the floor area of the dwelling and 25% of the floor area of any accessory structure shall be devoted to a home occupation.
(2) A home occupation use shall not change the character of the residential nature of the premises, both in terms of use and appearance.
(3) A home occupation use shall not create a nuisance or endanger the health, safety, welfare, or enjoyment of any other person in the area, by reason of noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odor, unsanitary, or unsightly conditions, fire hazards, or the like, involved in or resulting from such home occupation.
(4) A home occupation shall not generate sewage or water use in excess of what is normally generated from a single-family dwelling in a residential area.
(5) No employees shall be permitted other than members of the immediate family resident in the dwelling unit.
(6) All activities shall be carried on within an enclosed structure. There shall be no outside display of any kind, or other external or visible evidence of the conduct of a home occupation.
(7) A small announcement sign not to exceed two square feet in area and attached to the front wall of the principal structure shall be permitted. All other signs are prohibited.
(8) No vehicular traffic shall be permitted for the home occupation, other than that which is normally generated for a single-dwelling unit in a residential area, both as to volume and type of vehicles.
(9) Exterior storage of equipment, accessory items, or outdoor display of any kind are prohibited in connection with a home occupation.
(10) The establishment of a home occupation shall not necessitate exterior modification, except as may be required to accommodate physically handicapped persons, or as may be required by the Building Code.
(11) Customer or client visits, and deliveries associated with the home occupation shall be limited to between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
(D) Permits.
(1) (a) A permit must be obtained to lawfully operate a home occupation.
(b) Application shall be made to the Zoning Administrator, who shall approve such requests which demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this section.
(c) In the administration of these provisions, the Zoning Administrator shall be permitted to refer a request to the Planning Commission for review and approval where site conditions may create difficulty in adherence to the standards contained herein.
(2) Should a lawfully established home occupation no longer meet the conditions outlined above or other conditions stipulated for approval, a violation shall be cited against the operator of the home occupation. The operator of the home occupation shall have ten working days to correct the referenced violations. If the violations are not corrected within that time, the permit to operate the home occupation shall be revoked and all related activities must cease.
(3) Home occupation permits shall be limited to the applicant who legally resides in the residence.
(Ord. 285, passed 12-8-2003; Ord. 368, passed 6-8-2015) Penalty, see § 154.999