(A) Standards for Home Occupations. Home occupations as defined in § 155.202 shall comply with the following standards:
(1) Home occupations shall be carried on entirely within the principal dwelling unit in which they are registered and only by the residents whom occupy said dwelling unit in which the home occupation is conducted;
(2) There shall be no separate exterior entrance to the building for the specific use of conducting business for the Home Occupation. The entrance to any space devoted to a home occupation shall be from within the dwelling, not from the outside of the property;
(3) There shall be no exterior display, no exterior signs, no exterior storage of materials, and no other exterior indication of the home occupation or variation from the residential character of the principal building;
(4) The use of the dwelling unit for the home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes by its occupants and not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the floor area of the dwelling unit, not to exceed four hundred (400) square feet in area, shall be used in the conduct of the home occupation;
(5) No person may regularly assist or be employed on the site in connection with the home occupation that is not an actual resident of the dwelling unit. The purpose of this standard is to ensure that no nonresident comes to a dwelling for employment purposes, and to minimize the traffic generated by the home occupation in Village residential areas;
(6) No mechanical or electrical equipment other than the type normally found in a residential single-dwelling unit shall be utilized on the premises; and
(7) The home occupation shall not involve the sale of commodities upon the premises.
(B) Violations.
(1) Any violation of this section shall result in the imposition of a fine, not less than $750.00; each subsequent day the violation continues to exist shall elicit an additional fine of $750.00, until such time as the violation no longer exists.
(2) There shall be a presumption of a continuing violation until adjudicated or until the Community Development Director, or designee, determines that the violation has been abated, corrected or no longer exists.
(3) The imposition of the accruing fine, or any part thereof shall be at the discretion of the Administrative Hearing Officer or Judge (if this matter ends up in a county courthouse).
(C) Notice. Upon service of a notice of violation of this section and a citation, it shall be sufficient to provide notice of continuing daily fines, if no compliance has been achieved, by mail - as necessary - to the last known address of the respondent cited or with service of the citation.
(Ord. 05-2539, passed 10-11-05; Am. Ord. 15- 3007, passed 6-4-15)