(A) The home business shall be clearly incidental to the residential use of the homeowner and shall not change the essential residential character of the dwelling or adversely affect the uses permitted in the district of which it is a part.
(B) Use of the property for a home business shall be limited to 25% of the indoor property.
(C) Use of the yard for home business is strictly forbidden.
(D) No parking lots will be constructed for use due to the home business.
(E) No additional buildings shall be constructed or placed on the property for use due to the home business.
(F) No signs larger than two feet by two feet shall be displayed on the property of the homeowner to advertise the home business. In no situation shall they be illuminated. Signs may be no closer than 15 feet to the sidewalk or roadway, whichever exists at the edge of the property.
(G) Any beauty shops or barber shop shall comply to all required rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Health.
(H) Any food products sold from a home business must comply to all required rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Health.
(I) Any trash, debris, and the like created by the home business will be disposed of by the homeowner and will not be allowed to accumulate on the property in view of their neighbors. This trash, debris, and the like will not be disposed of by the town’s Public Works Department, and no citizen is allowed to enter the Public Works Department garage area to dispose of this material. Neither can a town employee give permission for any of this material to be placed on town property for disposal. No dumpsters are allowed at private homes. Homeowner must provide transportation to a public landfill and pay appropriate fees themselves. Homeowners may not use any other commercial dumpsters placed in the town for the disposal of their home business trash, debris, and the like.
(J) Chemical, mechanical, or electrical equipment that creates foul odors, excessive noises, or interference in radio or television reception detectable outside their own property shall be prohibited.
(K) Home business owners must comply with all laws of the town, the state, and the federal government in relation to the disposal of waste, whether it be chemical or bulk waste. Sewer system regulation of disposal must be strictly adhered to. Hazardous materials, bulk products, paint, oils, disinfectants, cleaning fluids, and any other products prohibited by state law, shall not be put into the town sewer system. If traces of this show up, the source will be researched and the homeowner will be fined and/or the business will be shut down.
(L) Absolutely no display of products or production of products shall be visible on the outside yard area of the property. All home business is to be conducted indoors.
(M) No vehicles, other than a standard passenger vehicle, shall be parked at the home for use by a home business, or by their customers or business associates.
(N) A special home business permit is required by each property owner for each home business. The fee for this permit is $25 per year and must be paid no later than June 30 of each year. The permit will be good for July 1 to June 30 of the following fiscal year. All new businesses must apply for a permit before beginning their business and would be required to renew by June 30 of that first fiscal year, regardless of when they opened their business. (Example: open a business in January 1999, get a permit before beginning business. In June 1999 apply for a new permit for the year beginning July 1, 1999.) If a homeowner moves to a new location within the town and plans to continue their business, they must reapply for a new permit under the new location. Permits cannot be transferred between persons or locations. If the name of the business changes, then the homeowner must apply for a new permit for all records to be accurate and legal.
(O) The Town Coordinator, members of the Centralina Council of Governments, or the town police may enter any home business when the owner of the business is present, for inspection for the purpose of confirming compliance of all regulations. Refusal of the homeowner to allow inspection of the business may result in the business being closed until such compliance inspections may be conducted.
(P) The following businesses are permitted as customary home business occupations:
(1) Accountant;
(2) Appraiser;
(3) Architect;
(4) Attorney;
(5) Bookkeeper;
(6) Broker or agent;
(7) Commission merchant:
(a) Mailing address and office only;
(b) Take orders only; or
(c) Direct shipment factory to customers only.
(8) Contractor’s office: workers may not report there to do work therein connected with the contractor’s business;
(9) Dance lessons: limited to six persons per class;
(10) Piano lessons: limited to one student at a time;
(11) Drafting service: no reproduction equipment permitted;
(12) Dressmaker:
(a) No manufacturing for stock in trade; and
(b) No cleaning, dyeing, or pressing by mechanically operated equipment.
(13) Engineer: office only;
(14) Art lessons: limited to four students at a time;
(15) Security monitoring: office only, no customer service or collections;
(16) Landscape office: office only, no storage of supplies or equipment permitted;
(17) Mail order business: no stock in trade permitted;
(18) Stenographer: no printing equipment allowed;
(19) Telephone answering service: no other equipment allowed, such as recording devices, or other electronic equipment;
(20) Tutoring of school students as a profitable business is limited to one student at a time;
(21) Beauty shop or barber shop: must be set up and operated according to State Health Department regulations;
(22) Florist: no large delivery vehicles allowed at home. Must adhere to all state health regulations;
(23) Cosmetics and beauty aid sales (such as Avon, Amway, and the like) must meet any and all state health regulations;
(24) Pet grooming:
(a) Must be operated according to state and county health, safety, and animal control/protection laws;
(b) No veterinary services may be conducted beyond customary grooming; and
(c) No animal boarding or overnight care shall be allowed.
(Q) No restaurants or fast food products shall be allowed in a home business. No vehicle repair garages, paint shops, dry cleaning businesses, retail clothing shops, or general merchandise shops of products shipped into the home will be allowed as home businesses.
(Prior Code, § 9-4002) (Ord. passed 7-24-1970; Ord. passed - -; Ord. passed - -; Ord. passed 4-9-1998; Ord. passed 5-15-2007; Ord. passed 7-10-2014; Ord. passed 1-8-2015)