(a) Purpose. The purpose of these professional home office standards is to protect the character and quality of life of residential neighborhoods while providing opportunities to engage in small intensity professional office activities in a residential dwelling.
(b) No Permit Required. No permit is required to operate a professional home office. however, all applicable professional home office standards set forth in this section and any other relevant section of this Zoning Code shall be satisfied.
(c) Professional Home Office Standards. The following professional home office standards set forth in this section and any other relevant section of this Zoning Code shall be satisfied.
(1) The professional home office use shall not create pedestrian or vehicular traffic beyond that normally generated by residential uses in the vicinity.
(2) No signs shall be permitted to be installed on the residence or lot.
(3) No supplies or equipment related to the business shall be stored outside the dwelling.
(4) No more than one vehicle related to the professional home office may be used or stored on the premises.
(5) The professional home office activity shall not create any external physical effects such as noise, smoke, odors, vibrations, electromagnetic wave interference, line voltage fluctuations, or similar physical impacts.
(6) No more than four hundred square feet of the premises may be used in connection with the professional home office activity.
(7) A maximum of one business delivery per day shall be permitted, provided that the delivery does not interfere with traffic circulation.
(8) A maximum of one employee who lives in the dwelling may be employed as part of the professional home office.
(d) Enforcement Action. In the event the professional home office use is determined to be in violation of the standards set forth In this section and any other relevant section of this Zoning Code, the Building Commissioner shall initiate the appropriate enforcement action to seek compliance with Section 1121.10
of this Zoning Code.
(Ord. 2022-24. Passed 5-24-22.)