The following supplemental standards shall apply to the permitted residential related land uses identified below.
(a) Parking and Garage Facilities. Private garages and open off-street parking areas are permitted in residential zoning districts if they are accessory to a dwelling.
(b) Professional Home Office. The intent 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. No permit shall be required to operate a professional home office. In the event the professional home office is in violation of the standards set forth in this section, the Building Commissioner may initiate appropriate enforcement action to seek compliance with this Zoning Code. The following standards apply to professional home office uses:
(1) The professional home office use shall not create pedestrian or vehicular traffic beyond that normally generated by residential uses in the vicinity and the residential character of the dwelling exterior shall not be changed.
(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 300 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) No assistants or employees, other than members of the resident family, shall work within the home office.
(9) No equipment which creates any electrical disturbance beyond the dwelling lot shall be permitted.
(c) Personal Gardens.
(1) A personal garden shall comply with the following standards:
A. A personal garden is permitted in all residential zoning districts and on lots located in a non-residential zoned district when the lot is used in a residential manner.
B. A personal garden is permitted in the rear yard area.
C. The footprint of all personal garden activity areas shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the total rear yard area in which it is located.
(d) Short Term Rental Units. Short term rental units shall be prohibited in any R1-A, R1-C or R2-F zoning districts.
(Ord. 2022-24.Passed 5-24-22; Ord. 2023-6. Passed 6-27-23.)