§ 154.227 “HOME OCCUPATION” DEFINED; APPROVAL PROCEDURES.

   (A)   The term HOME OCCUPATION means an accessory use which:

      (1)   Is clearly incidental to or secondary to the residential use of a dwelling unit or rooming unit;

      (2)   Is carried on within a dwelling unit, rooming unit, or accessory building by one or more occupants of such dwelling unit or rooming unit, except that, in connection with the practice of a profession, one person not residing in such dwelling unit or rooming unit may be employed; and

      (3)   Occupies no more than 25% of the total floor area of such dwelling unit or rooming unit and not more than 500 square feet of floor area if located in an accessory building.

   (B)   In connection with the operation of a home occupation, it shall not be permitted to:

      (1)   Sell articles produced elsewhere than on the premises;

      (2)   Have exterior displays, or a display of goods visible from the outside;

      (3)   Store materials or products outside of a principal or accessory building or other structure;

      (4)   Display, in any district, a nameplate or other sign except as permitted in connection with the practice of a profession;

      (5)   Make external structural alterations which are not customary in residential buildings; or

      (6)   Produce offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust or other particulate matter, odorous matter, heat, humidity, glare, or other objectionable effects.

   (C)   Home occupations include:

      (1)   Fine arts studios;

      (2)   Professional offices;

      (3)   Barbershops;

      (4)   Beauty parlors;

      (5)   Teaching of not more than four pupils simultaneously, or, in the case of musical instruction, of not more than a single pupil at a time; and

      (6)   Similar occupations and businesses as determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals.

   (D)   Home occupations shall not include:

      (1)   Commercial stables or kennels;

      (2)   Depilatory, electrolysis, or similar offices; or

      (3)   Any and all other similar occupations and businesses or any business operation which may cause traffic congestion, noises, or a visual appearance which is inconsistent with the surrounding neighborhood.

   (E)   No home occupation shall commence operations, without application for a permit for such purposes filed with the Building Commissioner and receipt of approval for such use issued by the Board of Zoning Appeals, pursuant to §§ 154.030 through 154.038.

(Prior Code, § 70-363) (Ord. 98.1, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 154.999