Home occupations shall comply with all of the following operating standards:
1. No person shall operate or engage in a home occupation without first obtaining a Home Occupation Permit in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, and no business license shall be issued to the operator of a home occupation until a valid Home Occupation Permit is issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a business license is issued for a home occupation for which no Home Occupation Permit has been issued, such fact shall in no way affect the application and requirement of this Chapter;
2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Home Occupation Permit shall be required pursuant to this Chapter if the person engaged in the performance of work as an employee for an entity whose principal place of business is located elsewhere and the use of the dwelling generates no pedestrian or vehicular traffic beyond that customarily associated with the use of the dwelling for residential dwelling purposes;
3. A separate Home Occupation Permit shall be required for each home occupation being conducted within a dwelling;
4. The home occupation shall not alter the outward appearance of the dwelling unit;
5. There shall be no displays, sale or delivery of merchandise, or advertising signs on the premises;
6. There shall be no signs other than the address and name of the resident;
7. There shall be no advertising which identifies the home occupationby street address;
8. The use of the dwelling as a home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes by its inhabitants. It shall not occupy an area equivalent to more than 15 percent of the total square footage for the dwelling. The garage located on the premises may be utilized for storage of equipment, materials or supplies used in connection with the home occupation provided such storage does not use any space in the garage required for off-street parking. The use shall not involve storage of materials or supplies in any carport, accessory structure(s) or outside any structures;
9. The home occupation shall not involve the use of commercial vehicles for delivery of materials to or from the premises, other than one (1) vehicle not to exceed a capacity of one and one-half tons owned by the operator of such home occupation;
10. The home occupation shall not encroach into any required parking, setback, or yard;
11. There shall be no use or storage of material or mechanical equipment not recognized as being part of a normal household or hobby use;
12. Activities conducted and equipment or material used shall not change the fire safety or occupancy classifications of the premises. Utility consumption shall not exceed normal residential usage;
13. No use shall create or cause noise, dust, light, vibration, odor, gas, fumes, toxic/ hazardous materials, smoke, glare, or electrical interference or other hazards or nuisances;
14. Only the occupants of the dwelling may be engaged in the home occupation;
15. The home occupation shall not generate pedestrian or vehicular traffic in excess of that customarily associated with the land use district in which it is located;
16. No home occupation shall be initiated until a current business license is obtained, pursuant to Title 5 of the Municipal Code;
17. A Home Occupation Permit shall not be transferable;
18. If the home occupation is to be conducted on rental property, the property owner or authorized representative shall provide written authorization for the proposed use prior to the submittal for a Home Occupation Permit; and
19. Any special condition established by the Director and made part of the record of the Home Occupation Permit, as deemed necessary to carry out the intent of this Chapter
(Ord. MC-1583, 8-03-22)