Home occupations, including in-home offices, shall be allowed on property used for residential purposes, subject to the following conditions:
A. The use of the dwelling for a home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes by its inhabitants. The establishment and conduct of a home occupation shall not change the principal character or use of the dwelling unit or property involved.
B. There shall be no exterior evidence of the conduct of a home occupation, including outdoor display of equipment, materials, or supplies related directly or indirectly to the home occupation activity. A home occupation shall be conducted entirely within a dwelling, or an attached garage with the exception of tutoring in sports as defined in 16.60.050.L.2.
C. The residents of the dwelling unit, and no more than one non-resident employee, may be engaged in the home occupation.
D. There shall be no signs, banners or flags identifying or advertising the home occupation.
E. The home occupation shall not create vehicular or pedestrian traffic in excess of that which is normal for the zone in which it is located.
F. The required residential off-street parking shall be maintained.
G. Limited indoor storage of goods or supplies (125 cubic feet maximum) may take place within no more than one room of the dwelling and/or in the attached garage (provided required parking on-site is maintained and properly located).
H. There shall be no separate entrance or exit way specifically provided in the dwelling or on the premises for the conduct of the home occupation, unless required by local or state law;
I. There shall be no process, procedure, substance, or chemical used which is hazardous to public convenience, health, safety, or general welfare or that changes the fire safety or occupancy classifications of the residence.
J. Electrical or mechanical equipment which creates visible or audible interference in radio or television receivers or causes fluctuations in line voltage outside the dwelling unit shall be prohibited. Home occupation activities shall not produce dust, glare, noxious matter, or vibrations beyond the subject property lines.
K. Maximum number of customers and vendors.
1. Home occupations may have a maximum of one customer or vendor on the premises at any one time, between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Home occupations shall not host customers or vendors on the premises more frequently than one customer or vendor within a 2-hour time period.
2. Home occupations involving tutoring students in music, academics, dance swimming or tennis at a residence may have a maximum of six non-resident students at any one time, and no more than 18 non-resident students during any one day. Sports related tutoring may be conducted between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
L. Notwithstanding the provisions above, the following uses are prohibited:
1. Automotive repair or other vehicle repair, body or mechanical;
2. Welding or Machining;
3. Medical Clinics or Labs;
4. Animal Hospitals, Kennels and grooming facilities1; and
5. Uses that require explosives or highly combustible or toxic materials.
M. The home occupation use shall not have utility services modifications, other than those required for normal residential use that would be classed as commercial or industrial in load or design.
N. Cottage Foods Operation.
1. Cottage Foods Operations shall be permitted as defined by Health and Safety Code Section 113758, conducted only within a dwelling that contains the dwelling's kitchen and shall not be allowed in a garage or other accessory building.
2. There shall be no on-premise sale of goods except as allowed for a Cottage Food Operation by Health and Safety Code Section 114365 and with a valid County of Riverside Cottage Food permit from Department of Environmental Health. Occasional transport of goods from the premises for off-site sale may occur. Internet sales are not considered on-premise sale of goods.
O. No person shall commence or carry on a home occupation/cottage food operation without first having received approval of a city business license.
P. Home occupations shall comply with all noise, lighting, nuisance, health/safety, and other applicable city and state regulations.
1 Animal sitting or grooming facilities may be permitted when conducted entirely indoors; the total number of animals present at any given time shall not exceed that allowed in Section 16.44.040. Grooming services shall be limited to one customer on the premises at any one time, between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday with no more than one customer within a 2-hour time period.
(Ord. 544 §§ 26, 27, 2019; Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)