The conduct of a home occupation shall be subject to securing a home occupation permit from the Planning Department in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(A) Regulations. Home occupations shall comply with each of the following regulations.
1. The home occupation use shall be confined to one room within the dwelling unit or accessory building.
2. Such occupations shall not require use of mechanical equipment not customarily found in dwellings and in no case shall employ power driven equipment using motors of more than one horsepower capacity.
3. The use shall not generate vehicular or pedestrian traffic beyond that normal to the residential use of the structure.
4. There shall be no excessive or unsightly storage of materials and/or supplies indoor or outdoor.
5. There shall be no external alteration of appearances of the dwelling in which the home occupation is conducted which would reflect the existence of said home occupation, and there shall be no exterior sign except a nameplate flat mounted against the wall of the building on the parcel; such nameplate shall not exceed two square feet in surface area.
6. Such occupation shall be conducted entirely by resident occupants; and no person not a resident of the premises shall be employed in connection therewith.
7. No more than one home occupation shall be granted per dwelling unit.
8. No home occupation permit shall be issued which involves food handling, processing or packing.
9. There shall be no addition, alteration or remodeling permitted in connection with any home occupation.
10. No home occupation permit shall be permitted which creates noise, odor, dust, vibration, fumes or smoke readily discernible at the exterior boundaries of the parcel on which they are situated.
11. All home occupations shall comply with all federal, state, county and local regulations, statutes and provisions.
12 No home occupation shall be permitted which will create any electrical disturbance adversely affecting the operation of any equipment located in any other dwelling unit or on property not owned by the persons conducting said home occupation.
13. The home occupation shall be clearly incidental to the use of a structure as a dwelling. The floor area used for such occupation shall not exceed one-fourth of the floor area of the main residence, and shall not be more than 400 square feet in any case.
14. There shall be no sales or display of products not produced on the premises in connection with such home occupation, and there shall be no window display to attract customers.
15. All commercial advertising includes the words: “by telephone appointment only” and which shall be prominently emphasized in said advertisement.
16. Any instruction permitted under this section shall be restricted to a one on one basis.
(B) Exception to regulations. Notwithstanding the limitations outlined in subsection (A) of this section, any person who is severely impaired or handicapped as defined in the Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code § 12304 may be allowed in the following, provided a home occupation is otherwise approved:
1. Employment of a maximum of one person who does not reside in the dwelling unit; and
2. Use of more than one room in the dwelling.
(C) Prohibited uses. The following uses are not permitted as home occupations:
1. Beauty parlors, barbershops or any similar service enterprise;
2. Body art establishments, medical, dental and chiropractic clinics and offices and medicinal marijuana dispensaries;
3. Commercial photography studios;
4. Music, dancing, business, sewing or other school, which do not comply with subsection (A)16. of this section;
5. Real estate, astrology and palm reading offices or enterprises;
6. Repair or conditioning of major household appliances, including refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers and dryers, dishwashers, stoves, heating and air conditioning equipment, and lawn mowers, including all small engine repair;
7. Sale of firearms or ammunition;
8. Uses that do not meet regulations of subsection (A) of this section;
9. Uses that entail the repair, manufacture, processing or alteration of goods, materials or objects, including upholstering;
10. Uses that involve the harboring, training or raising of dogs, cats, birds or other animals; and
11. Uses which involve vehicle painting, repair and/or body and fender work.
(D) Application procedure. Home occupation permit applications shall be filed by the person responsible for the conduct of the occupation for which the permit is sought on forms furnished by the Planning Department.
(E) Issuance of permit. No home occupation use in a dwelling shall be established or continued unless and until a home occupation permit shall have been issued by the Planning Director. The Planning Director shall not issue a home occupation permit unless the use applied for meets each and every one of the standards and conditions set forth in subsection (A) of this section.
(F) Duration. Each home occupation permit shall be issued for a period not to exceed one year.
(G) Renewal procedure. Renewal of a home occupation permit shall be treated as a new application.
(H) Revocation.
1. Upon a violation of any applicable provisions of subsection (A) of this section or of any requirement or requirements imposed as a condition of issuance of any home occupation permit, such permit shall be suspended automatically and the holder of the permit so notified by the Planning Director. All operations authorized by the terms of the permit shall cease during the time it is suspended.
2. If the holder of the permit does not, within 30 days, satisfy the Planning Director that all requirements, conditions and regulations will be complied with, the Planning Director shall revoke the permit.
(I) Appeal. Following the denial or revocation of a home occupation permit by the Planning Director, the applicant may appeal to the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 533, passed 8-16-2005; Ord. 541, passed 4-18-2006)