(A) Purpose. It is the intent of the residential/home occupation license to provide for a limited business activity which is conducted in a manner that the residential character of the buildings and the neighborhood is preserved. The license shall not be transferable and the privileges it grants shall be limited to the person named in the permit to the location and activity for which the license is issued. The issuance of a home occupation license is required before and in addition to any other requirement to obtain a business license or satisfy any other requirement contained in any other ordinance now or hereafter adopted by the city.
(B) Permit issuance. The city shall issue a home occupation license if it is found that all of the following criteria are, and will be, met by the individual applicant, the license may include conditions setting an expiration date, requiring periodic review and renewal, requiring the applicant to sign an acknowledgment of conditions or other conditions specifically dealing with the property use involved, where the conditions are found by the city to be reasonably necessary to maintain the purposes and regulations defined below.
(C) Regulations.
(1) The occupation shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling in question, garage or accessory building.
(2) The occupation must be conducted only by members of the family occupying the dwelling.
(3) The outside residential character of all building must be preserved.
(4) No sign larger than four square feet identifying the business shall be permitted, except as required by law.
(5) No occupation creating loud and unusual sounds, or causing smoke or odors, or other nuisances detrimental to the residential character of the neighborhood shall be permitted.
(6) No home occupation license shall be permitted which, in the determination of the city will unduly increase traffic, parking or storage of any vehicles on, or adjacent to, the premises for which the license is requested.
(7) No residential/home occupation license shall be permitted which, in the determination of the city will unduly increase traffic, parking or storage of any vehicles on or adjacent to the premises for which the permit is requested, unless the city further determines that any increased parking or storage may be adequately screened from public view, including from adjacent properties.
(D) Revocation. The city reserves the right to nullify (revoke) this license for violation of any conditions outlined in this section. The city, before revoking this permit, shall give the permit holder 14 days' notice to abate the violation.
(E) Existing home/residential occupations.
(1) Persons currently engaged in home/residential occupations lawfully in existence on the effective date of this section may continue to operate, but shall be required to secure a license.
(2) Home/residential occupations not in conformance with this section must obtain a license, but shall not be permitted to expand or enlarge and shall be removed or terminated upon a change of use, occupancy or sale of the premises.
(F) Growers' market in commercial zones. A GROWERS' MARKET shall be defined as an association of five or more local agriculturalists organized for the purpose of providing a single location for the sale of locally grown produce and crafts directly to the consumer. Crafts shall be limited to those made by the vendor with a purpose or theme interactive with agriculture and composed of locally grown agricultural products or by-products.
(Ord. 96-07-597, passed 5-15-1997) Penalty, see § 110.99