Sec. 59-A-3.5. Termination of Home Occupation.

   (a)   The repair and maintenance of motor vehicles for compensation must not be conducted as a no-impact home occupation. The repair and maintenance of motor vehicles may be conducted as a registered home occupation under the non-conforming use provisions of Division 59-G-4 if the use:

      (1)   was authorized by the Department of Environmental Protection as a registered home occupation under an application filed before October 25, 1994; or

      (2)   was conducted primarily as a home occupation at a single family detached dwelling under a certificate of registration issued before October 25, 1994 by the Office of Consumer Affairs under Chapter 31A, and all requirements of Section 59-A-3.4 and Section 59-A-6.1(a) and (c) are met by September 20, 1995.

A non-conforming use allowed under (1) or (2) terminates when ownership or occupancy of the residence changes.

   (b)   The display of furniture not made in the home for sale in the home or at an offsite location must not be conducted as a home occupation.  All home occupations of this type must cease operating within 12 months from October 31, 2006.

(Ord. No. 12-82, § 3; Ord. No. 13-7, § 1; Ord. No. 15-90, § 2.)