The purpose of this section is to set forth regulations which control the establishment and operation of home occupations. The intent of these regulations is to allow limited business use of a residential dwelling unit in such a manner that the nonresidential use is limited to an accessory use, and does not in any way whatsoever disrupt or alter the residential character of the neighborhood in which it is located. Compliance with these regulations should result in all home occupations being located and conducted in such a manner that their existence is not detectable in any manner from the outside the dwelling unit.
Type A Home Occupation means a home occupation as an accessory use in which the home is used by those residing therein as a place of work and no customers or non-resident employee comes to the home.
Type B Home Occupation means a home occupation as an accessory use in which the home is used by those residing therein as a place of work and in which customers and/or not more than one (1) non-resident employee come to the home.
(a) All home occupations shall comply with the following:
(1) The home occupation shall be clearly incidental and secondary in importance of the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes.
(2) A home occupation, wherever conducted, shall not occupy more than an area equal to fifteen percent of the living area of the dwelling unit.
(3) Any activity, material, goods, or equipment indicative of the home occupation shall be carried on, utilized, or stored within the dwelling unit and shall not be visible from any public way or adjacent property.
(4) The home occupation shall not create a nuisance by generating any noise, odor, dust, vibrations, fumes, smoke, or electromagnetic interference that is transmitted outside the dwelling unit.
(5) The home occupation shall not necessitate any structural alteration, or any alteration to any elevation of the structure, or the installation of additional parking surfaces. There shall not be any change in the outside appearance of the building or premises as a result of the home occupation.
(6) The home occupation shall not interfere with the off-street parking required for the principal use pursuant to Chapter 1270.
(7) The home occupation shall not necessitate any variance to the Building Code.
(8) The home occupation shall not constitute a fire hazard. There shall be no storage of hazardous, combustible, or flammable matter, no accumulation of rubbish or waste paper, and no storage of cartons and/or boxes situated in a manner that would endanger life or property in case of an actual fire.
(9) Operation of the home occupation shall not cause an increase in the use of public utilities (water, sewer, electric, sanitation, etc.) such that the combined use of the public utilities by the residence and the home occupation interferes with the use of such public utilities by neighboring properties.
(10) Goods shall not be displayed to or picked up by the customer at the site of the home occupation.
(11) The number of automobiles or trucks attracted to the premise shall not be greater than that is normally associated with residential uses, including formal fluctuations in the level of residential traffic.
(b) Type B Home Occupations, in addition to complying with the regulations in (a) above, must be granted a conditional use permit pursuant to subsection 1264.05(v).
(Ord. 75-2005. Passed 10-11-05.)