A. Authorization: Any home occupation that is customarily incidental to the principal use of a building as a dwelling shall be permitted in any dwelling unit.
B. Use Limitations: In addition to all of the use limitations applicable in the district in which a home occupation is located, no home occupation shall be permitted unless it complies with the following restrictions in all residence districts: (Ord. 1979-7, 6-25-1979)
1. (Rep. by Ord. 2003-28, 6-23-2003)
2. There shall be no manufacturing or processing of any sort. (Ord. 1979-7, 6-25-1979)
3. (Rep. by Ord. 2003-28, 6-23-2003)
4. No wholesale, jobbing or retail business shall be permitted unless sales are conducted entirely by mail or telephone and the business does not involve the receipt, shipment, delivery or storage of merchandise on or from the premises.
5. There shall be no alteration of the principal residential building which changes the character thereof as a dwelling.
6. No more than twenty five percent (25%) of the area of one story of a single-family dwelling, nor more than twenty percent (20%) of the area of any other dwelling unit, shall be devoted to the home occupation.
7. No mechanical or electrical equipment may be used, except such types as are customary for purely domestic, household or hobby purposes.
8. There shall be no storage outside a principal building or accessory structure of equipment or materials used in the home occupation.
9. The home occupation shall be conducted entirely within the principal residential building or in a private garage accessory thereto.
C. Permitted Home Occupations: Customary home occupations include, but are not limited to, the following list of occupations; provided, however, that each listed occupation shall be subject to the requirements of Section 5-2-3 of this Title, definition of home occupation and subsection B of this Section:
1. Dressmakers, seamstresses and tailors.
2. Music teachers, but regular instruction shall be limited to one pupil at a time, except for occasional groups.
3. Artists, sculptures and authors or composers.
4. Office facilities for architects, engineers, lawyers, insurance agents and members of similar professions.
5. Offices of duly ordained leaders of a religious or spiritual community.
6. Office facilities for real estate and other salesmen, sales representatives and manufacturers representatives, when no retail or wholesale transactions are conducted on the premises.
7. Homecrafts, such as model-making, rug-weaving, lapidary work and cabinet making; provided, however, that no machinery or equipment shall be used or employed other than that which would customarily be incidental to residential occupancy. Such machinery or equipment shall include that which would customarily be employed in connection with a hobby or avocation not conducted for gain or profit.
D. Prohibited Home Occupations: The following uses are prohibited in residential districts:
1. Barber shops and beauty shops, unless specifically permitted by the district regulations.
2. Dancing schools.
3. Funeral homes.
4. Nursery schools and daycare centers.
5. Restaurants.
6. Stables or kennels.
7. Tourist homes and lodging houses, unless specifically permitted by the district regulations.
8. Renting of trailers.
9. Medical or dental offices, clinics or hospitals.
10. Animal kennels or hospitals. (Ord. 1979-7, 6-25-79)