(A) Intent. A home occupation may be permitted as a temporary use to accompany residential uses by the grant of a temporary improvement location permit issued by the Board of Zoning Appeals, subject to the requirements of this section and § 156.076 of this code.
(B) General provisions.
(1) A home occupation shall be permitted when said occupation conducted on residentially used premises is considered customary and traditional, incidental to the principal use of the premises as a residence and not construed as a business.
(2) Home occupations shall be of a personal service nature limited to domestic crafts and professional service, including but not limited to:
(a) Such domestic crafts, as dressmaking, millinery, sewing, weaving, tailoring, ironing, washing, custom home furnishings work, carpentry work and furniture repair; and
(b) Such professions or occupations as law, medicine, architecture, engineering, planning, real estate, insurance, notary public, manufacturer’s agent, clergy, writing, painting, photography and tutoring; provided, however, the service is limited to advice and consultation and the premises are not used for the general practice of the profession or occupation.
(3) For purposes of this chapter, law offices, real estate and insurance offices, clinics, doctors’ offices, barber shops and beauty parlors, dress shops, millinery shops, tourist homes, animal hospitals and kennels, trailer rentals, among others, shall not be deemed to be permitted home occupations unless such home occupations meet the requirements of this section.
(4) Home occupations shall be subject to all the regulations of the applicable district in which they are located.
(5) Home occupations shall not adversely affect the residential character of the district or interfere with the reasonable enjoyment of adjoining properties.
(C) Standards.
(1) The primary use of the structure or dwelling unit shall remain residential and the operator of the home occupation shall remain a resident in the dwelling unit.
(2) The operator conducting the home occupation shall be the sole entrepreneur, and he or she shall not employ any other person other than a member of the immediate family residing on the premises.
(3) No structural additions, enlargements or exterior alterations changing the residential appearance to a business appearance shall be permitted.
(4) No more than 25% of the floor area of any one story of the dwelling unit shall be devoted to such home occupation.
(5) Such home occupations shall be conducted entirely within the primary building or dwelling unit used as a residence. No home occupation shall be conducted in any accessory building.
(6) No additional and separate entrance incongruent with the residential structural design shall be constructed for the purpose of conducting the home occupation.
(7) No provision for more than one extra off-street parking or loading facility, other than the requirements and permitted facilities of the zone district, shall be permitted. No part of a minimum required setback distance shall be used for off-street parking or loading facilities and no additional driveway to serve such home occupations shall be permitted, provided that a doctor’s office (if allowed by the Board) may have additional parking facilities.
(8) No display of goods or external evidence of the home occupation shall be permitted, except for one non-animated, non-flashing announcement plate, indicating not more than the name of the occupation and name and address of the resident. Said plate shall be attached flat against the wall of the residence and shall not exceed one square foot in total surface area.
(9) No stock in trade or commodities, other than those prepared, produced or created on the premises by the operator of the home occupation, shall be kept or sold on the premises.
(10) No electrical or mechanical equipment shall interfere with local radio communications and television reception, or cause fluctuation in the line voltage off the premises, or violate the general performance standards of § 156.004 of this code.
(Ord. 8-7-12-3, passed 10-10-1961; Ord. passed 1- -2004)