A. Purposes: It is the intent of this section to allow as home occupations only those uses that conform to the standards of this section. Custom and tradition are intentionally excluded as criteria. In general, a home occupation is an accessory use so located and conducted that the average neighbor, under normal circumstances, would not be aware of its existence except for a sign as provided in chapter 10 of this title. The standards for home occupations are intended to ensure compatibility with other permitted uses and the residential character of the neighborhood and to maintain the subordinate and incidental status of the home occupation.
B. Location: A home occupation may be conducted in any dwelling unit or in any building or structure accessory to the dwelling unit in any zoning district in which dwelling units are permitted.
C. Permitted Uses: Home occupations shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following uses:
Babysitting services.
Beauty shops limited to two (2) operators of which one shall be a resident of the dwelling unit in which this home occupation is permitted.
Instruction in music, dance, home crafts and art; provided, that the total class size does not exceed four (4) students at any time.
Offices of architects, brokers, engineers, insurance agents, lawyers, real estate agents and urban planners.
Offices of ministers, priests and rabbis.
Offices of salesmen, sales representatives or manufacturer's representatives; provided, that no retail transactions shall be made on the premises except through telephone, telegraph or mail communication, and no wholesale transactions shall include the acceptance or delivery of merchandise on the premises.
Repair services, but not including automotive repair or retail sales.
Studios of artists, authors, composers, photographers and sculptors.
Workrooms for home crafts such as model making, rug weaving and lapidary work.
Workrooms of dressmakers, seamstresses and tailors.
D. Prohibited Uses: Permitted home occupation shall not be deemed to include the following uses:
Animal hospitals.
Clinics, medical and dental.
Eating and drinking establishments.
General retail.
Hospitals and sanatoriums.
Kennels.
Rental of mobile homes, trailers and camper trailers.
Stables.
Tattooing, including as an accessory use.
Undertaking establishments and funeral parlors.
E. Standards: The following standards shall govern the operation of a home occupation:
1. The building or structure in which the home occupation is located shall be subject to the regulations of the zoning district in which located.
2. The home occupation shall be conducted completely within the dwelling unit or within an accessory building or structure.
3. No more than one person other than permanent residents of the dwelling unit shall be employed in the home occupation.
4. The home occupation shall be subordinate and incidental to the principal use of the building or structure for residential purposes, and not more than twenty five percent (25%) of the gross floor area of the dwelling unit and accessory buildings or structures on the premises on which the home is located shall be devoted to the home occupation.
5. The outside display of goods and the outside storage of equipment, materials or motor vehicles utilized in the home occupation shall be prohibited.
6. Off street parking for the home occupation shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of chapter 8 of this title.
7. The home occupation shall not generate noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical interference beyond that which normally occurs in the zoning district in which located. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-1993)
F. Daycare Homes: Daycare homes are not subject to the provisions of the zoning ordinance with regard to home occupations. (Ord. 00-1008, 9-26-2000; amd. Ord. 20-1988, 9-22-2020))