(A) The city recognizes that an occupant of a residential property has a limited right to conduct non-obtrusive business from a residence, and that the average neighbor generally will prefer to have that business conducted in such a fashion that neighbors are unaware of its existence. This chapter is established to allow such home occupations to exist, provided the residential character of residential neighborhoods is maintained and further provided safeguards are established to prevent the use of home occupations from transforming the use of a residence into a commercial use or a residential neighborhood into a commercial one.
(B) Home occupations encourage and promote efforts to reduce traffic congestion and the generation of pollutants by allowing and recognizing changing work environments, including telecommuting and work-at-home options. Such businesses are allowed in the city subject to the regulations of this chapter.
(Ord. 1162, passed 6-19-06)