Home occupations are permitted in all districts only as an incidental use and shall comply with the following regulations.
(A) No person other than a resident of the dwelling shall be engaged in such occupation.
(B) No more than three customers, clients or patrons shall come to the dwelling at any one time, or more than 15 in any one day.
(C) No more than two vehicles may be used in the conduct of the home occupation. Any such vehicle shall be parked off the street. The parking of any such vehicles on the property, other than an automobile, van or pickup truck, shall be in an enclosed building as described in division (D) below, or shall be a conditional use subject to approval by the Board of Adjustment.
(D) No more than 25% of the total actual floor area of the dwelling or 500 square feet, whichever is less, shall be used in the conduct of the home occupation. In addition, one accessory building, not exceeding 1,000 square feet, shall be a conditional use in connection with the home occupation to house commercial vehicles and/or for storage of materials used in connection with the home occupation, and/or for use as an administrative office for the home occupation. The accessory building may not be used for manufacturing, processing, instruction, sales, service or other work in connection with the home occupation. All lot coverage, dimensional and other requirements of this chapter must be met by such accessory building. Such accessory building must resemble a residential garage and/or accessory building. A sketch of the proposed building and a list of the materials to be used on the outside must be submitted with the application for a conditional permit.
(E) Notwithstanding the provisions of division (D) above, a home greenhouse shall be permitted, provided that such greenhouse meets the requirements of § 152.045, and that any sales in connection with such greenhouse meet the requirements of this section.
(F) No outdoor sales or storage shall be permitted in connection with the home occupation, except that sales of products of a home garden are permitted. Yard sales may be held if in accordance with the town’s yard sale regulations, as set forth in Chapter 116 of this code.
(G) The exterior appearance of the dwelling shall not be altered in such a manner, nor shall the occupation in the residence be conducted in such a way, as to cause the premises to differ from its residential character in exterior appearance.
(H) The use may not emit smoke beyond that which normally occurs in the applicable zoning district, nor shall it emit dust, vibration, odor, smoke, fumes, glare, electrical interference, interference to radio and television reception, radiation or other nuisance, and shall not be volatile or present a fire hazard; nor may the occupation discharge into any waterway, stream, lake or into the ground or a septic tank any waste which will be dangerous or a nuisance to persons or animals, or which will damage plants or crops.
(I) No home occupation shall involve the use of electrical or mechanical equipment that would change the fire rating of the structure in which the home occupation is conducted.
(J) There shall be no more than two deliveries per day to the premises of materials to be used in conjunction with the home occupation, and these shall take place between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
(K) No customers, clients, patrons or employees other than the residents’ household may be on the premises in connection with the home occupation, and these shall take place between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
(L) The following are strictly prohibited as home occupations: car washes, commercial automotive repair garages, truck terminals, slaughterhouses, paint, petroleum and chemical plants, any occupation which involves the bulk storage of liquid petroleum, gasoline, kerosene or other flammable liquids, funeral homes and mortuaries, massage parlors, sale of reading and viewing material of a pornographic nature, movie theaters, animal hospital and kennels, and bottled gas sales.
(M) Any home occupation not complying with these regulations shall be a special use.
(1992 Code, § 152.039) (Ord. passed 11- -1988) Penalty, see § 152.999