The following performance standards are intended to reduce the impacts of home occupations such that home occupations are not detectable from normal and usual residential activity. All home occupations shall continuously meet the performance requirements listed below, which shall be incorporated as conditions of approval, and any conditions imposed through a city business license.
A. Advertising and Display. No displays or signs naming or advertising home occupations shall be permitted on or off the lot containing the home occupation and no advertising shall inform the public of the location of the home occupation (business cards and stationery letterhead are excluded). There shall be no display of products produced by occupants of the dwelling visible from the outside of the dwelling unit.
B. Employees. Employment shall be restricted to a maximum of two (2) full-time dwelling unit residents except where the approving authority allows one (1) non-resident employee, upon the findings listed below.
1. The employee works under the direction of the dwelling resident and is not an independent or separate business enterprise.
2. The employee is necessary to the performance of the home occupation.
3. The employee would not require the use of the required parking for the residence or create on-street parking problems in the neighborhood.
4. The average residential neighbor would not be aware of the existence of the home occupation, under normal circumstances.
5. Additional off-site employees may be employed by the business, but they may not report for work at the lot that contains the home occupation.
C. Hours of Operation. The hours of operation during which customers may visit the home occupation shall be between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
D. Number of Home Occupations. One (1) home occupation is allowed at a home where customers may visit the business. Otherwise, there is a limit of one (1) additional home occupation for the residence where no customers may visit the business.
E. On-Site Sales. The home occupation shall not involve sale of merchandise other than that produced on the premises (e.g., artist's originals or products individually made to order), or directly related to and incidental to the services offered. Products which are not produced on the premises may be constructed on-site, using equipment normally found in a residence; however, these products may only be sold off-site at a permitted commercial location.
F. Primary Residential Use. The use of the residential dwelling for the home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes.
G. Operation and Off-Site Effects. No process shall be used which is hazardous to public health, safety, or welfare. The home occupation shall produce no evidence of its existence upon or beyond the premises such as external alterations creating non-residential or unsightly appearance of a structure, noise, smoke, fumes, odors, light, electrical interference, dust, glare, liquid or solid waste, or vibrations. Noise levels shall comply with the city's noise ordinance. There shall be no use of utilities or community facilities beyond that normal to the use of the property for residential purposes.
H. Services and Visits. Customer calling on the premises is limited to three (3) visits from customers, patients, clients, students or other person served by the home occupation per day. Further, home occupation services are restricted to those conducted by mail, telephone, or activities wherein the operator picks up and delivers.
I. Storage and Waste Materials. There shall be no outside storage of material, equipment, products, or supplies. Hazardous materials may only be stored in amounts below the thresholds as established by the local Fire Department which does not require any special permits or licenses. The home occupation shall dispose of all waste materials or by-products on a regular, timely basis in conformance with applicable garbage collection, fire protection, and public health regulations.
J. Structure. The home occupation shall be confined completely within a legal structure and shall not occupy more than one (1) room, or the equivalent of twenty-five percent (25%) of the floor area of a dwelling, whichever is greater, or two hundred (200) square feet of a permitted accessory building. No internal or external alterations for the home occupation shall be made to the dwelling unit that are not customarily found in or to serve residents. Conversion or alteration of a portion of the interior of the residence, garage, or accessory structure that does not result in a loss of off-street parking or adversely alter the exterior appearance of the structure may be allowed through approval of appropriate entitlements and issuance of a building permit.
K. Traffic, Vehicles, and Deliveries. Home occupations shall not generate deliveries, pedestrian, or vehicular traffic beyond that which is normal in a residential district. Up to two (2) business related deliveries may be made per week. No more than one (1) truck with a one (1)-ton load capacity or other motor vehicle shall be permitted in conjunction with any home occupation and shall be parked in an adequate off-street parking area. Taxicab, limousine, or pedicab service shall not be on-call and available for service. No vehicle shall be dispatched from the residence. (Ord. 2012-05 § 5 (part), 2012; Ord. 2010-02 § 1 (part), 2010)