A home occupation certificate shall be required for all home business occupations and is subject to the following standards.
(A) The operation of the home occupation must be conducted entirely within the dwelling unit (not in any accessory structure, i.e. detached shed/garage, unless the accessory structure is being used as a lawful accessory dwelling unit) by the owner/occupant residing in the dwelling and shall not change the character of the dwelling unit nor exhibit any exterior evidence of nonresidential use. No outside storage shall be permitted. Commercial deliveries and pickups of supplies associated with the home occupation shall not be made between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. No employee or customer may come to a home occupation conducted within an accessory dwelling unit.
(B) No additional signs, freestanding or otherwise, shall be permitted on the property or on the exterior of the dwelling unit besides those permitted by § 157.320 Table 1.
(C) The storage of materials, merchandise or equipment on the property is limited to nontoxic or nonhazardous materials in quantities customarily found within a residential dwelling and necessary to conduct the home business occupation.
(D) One marked company vehicle shall be permitted. A marked company vehicle is a vehicle that is externally marked with any commercial markings. A company vehicle is a passenger motor vehicle or light duty truck less than 7,500 pounds gross vehicle weight exclusively used in a business or commercial activity and shall not include any of the following: contractor's equipment or other heavy equipment; a garbage truck; tractor; trailer of a tractor-trailer truck; flatbed truck; dump truck; tow truck; passenger bus; cement truck; and step vans. The marked company vehicle must be kept in a garage or accessory building.
(E) The area devoted to the home occupation shall not exceed 25% of the gross floor area of the dwelling unit.
(F) The home occupation certificate shall terminate on the earlier to occur of:
(1) The termination of the home occupation; or
(2) The applicant becoming a resident at a different location.
(1998 Code, § 66-10) (Ord. passed 9-5-2017; Ord. O-2019-05, passed 3-5-2019; Ord. O-2024-03, passed 9-17-2024)