No home occupation permit shall be issued, and no home occupation shall be carried on, unless the home occupation complies with all of the following regulations:
(a) There shall be no on-site employment or use of labor from persons who are not bona fide residents of the dwelling. Home occupations shall be carried on only by the occupant of the affected dwelling.
(b) No more than one home occupation shall be permitted within any single dwelling unit.
(c) A home occupation shall be carried on wholly within the existing structures located on the premises. (Ord. 1994-02. Passed 2-22-94.)
(d) The home occupation shall be incidental and subordinate to the residential use of the premises. Not more than twenty-five (25) percent or 500 square feet of the heated square footage of the premises shall be used in conducting the home occupation. Unheated square footage shall not be used in conducting the home occupation or in determining square footage allowed. Floor area of a dwelling unit, in this case, shall include the floor area of all heated and ventilated and thereby habitable rooms and areas within the dwelling unit including basements and habitable attic space.
(e) There shall not be conducted on the premises the business of selling stocks or merchandise, supplies, or products, provided that orders previously made by telephone or at a sales party may be filled on the premises. That is, direct sales of products off display shelves or racks is not allowed, but a person may pick up an order placed earlier as described above. Only goods and service produced or provided on the premises may be sold on the premises.
(f) The home occupation may not generate traffic in greater volume than normal for a residential neighborhood. The number of deliveries, pick-ups, origin or destination trips, or customer/client visits relating to the occupational or professional use of the premises shall not exceed five per day. Any need for parking generated by the home occupation shall conform to the off-street parking requirements of this Zoning Ordinance, and shall not be located in a required front yard. The home occupation shall not cause the elimination of required off-street parking.
(g) Conditional use permits shall not be granted when it appears the proposed home occupations will constitute a fire hazard to neighboring residences, will adversely affect neighboring property values, or will constitute a nuisance or otherwise be detrimental to the neighbors because of excessive traffic, excessive noise, odors, or other circumstances.
(h) Signage indicating the occupational or professional use of the premises is prohibited. The residential character of the dwelling shall be preserved and no structural alterations, construction features or site features of a nonresidential nature shall be incorporated. Any vehicle which is used in conjunction with the home occupation or profession, except for noncommercial personal vehicles bearing no advertising of the home occupation or profession must be garaged. No accessory buildings shall be used for the home occupation or profession.
(i) If the occupation is conducted in a single-family residence, no equipment or process may be used in the home occupation which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses off the lot. If the occupation is conducted in other than a single-family residence, such noise, vibration glare, fumes, odors, or electrical interference shall not be detectable to the normal senses outside of the dwelling unit. In the case of electrical interference, no equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible interference in any radio or television receivers or electronic devices off the premises, or causes fluctuations in line voltage off the premises. There shall be no increased burden placed upon existing City services provided to the residence as a result of a home occupation.
(Ord. 2005-34. Passed 12-12-05.)