(a) General home occupation regulations.
(1) Such uses shall be located in a primary dwelling which shall clearly be the dwelling used by a person as their private residence.
(2) Any additional traffic and/or parking shall not adversely affect the residential character of the neighborhood, impede surrounding traffic flows, or create hazardous or unsafe conditions within the neighborhood.
(b) Minor home occupations. Uses classified as minor home occupations shall be permitted in all zoning districts which allow single-family residences. No permit shall be required. The following regulations shall apply to all minor home occupations:
(1) Such use shall be conducted entirely within a dwelling or an accessory building and carried on by the inhabitants thereof and no others.
(2) No more than one person other than a member of the family household is employed.
(3) Such use shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes and the appearance of the structure shall not be altered or the occupation within the residence be conducted in a manner which would cause the premises to differ from its residential character either by the use of colors, materials, construction, lighting, signs, or the emissions of sounds, odors, or vibrations which carry beyond the premises.
(4) No more than 25 percent of the total floor area of the dwelling may be used for home occupation.
(5) No storage or display of goods shall be visible from outside the structure.
(6) No explosive or combustible material shall be used or stored on the premises in violation of the fire codes or other applicable regulations. No activity shall be allowed which would interfere with radio or television transmission in the area, nor shall there be any offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, or glare noticeable at or beyond the property line.
(7) Parties for the purpose of selling merchandise or taking orders shall not be held more than four times each month.
(8) Permitted minor home occupations include, but are not necessarily limited to the following:
A. Artists and sculptors;
B. Authors and composers;
C. Home crafts for off-site sale;
D. Office of an ordained minister of religion;
E. Office facility of a salesperson, sales representative or manufacturer’s representative;
F. Professional office facilities (accountant, architect, engineer, etc.);
G. Individual tutoring;
H. Preserving and home cooking for sale off-site;
I. Individual musical instrumental instruction, provided that no instrument may be amplified in such a way as to disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood;
J. Telephone solicitation work;
K. Internet based business;
L. Photography studio;
M. Repair services, such as musical instruments, watches and clocks, toys, etc.; and/or
O. Family day care home not involving more than three children (not including the children who reside at the residence). Day care services involving more than three children shall be required to apply as a major home occupation.
(c) Major home occupations. A major home occupation is any business that employs no more than two nonresident employees. Major home occupations shall be encouraged in neighborhoods in transition from one land use to another and commercial zoning districts that allow residential uses. Single-family residential neighborhoods should, in general, be protected from major home occupations, unless it can be specifically demonstrated that such a use will have no short or long term negative impact on said neighborhood. Major home occupations may be conducted only after issuance of a major home occupation permit by the planning commission for a yearly fee in the amount established by the city. Permits must be renewed annually on May 1 of each year.
(d) The following regulations shall apply to major home occupations:
(1) Such use shall be conducted entirely within a dwelling or an accessory building and carried on by the inhabitants thereof. No more than two people who are not residents of the dwelling can participate in the business.
(2) Such use shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes and the appearance of the structure shall not be altered or the occupation within the residence be conducted in a manner which would cause the premises to differ from its residential character either by the use of colors, materials, construction, lighting, signs, or the emissions of sounds, odors, or vibrations which carry beyond the premises.
(3) No more than fifty percent of the total floor area of the dwelling may be used for home occupation. (Does not apply to day care facilities).
(4) No storage or display of goods shall be visible from outside the structure.
(5) No explosive or combustible material shall be used or stored on the premises in violation of the fire codes or other applicable regulations. No activity shall be allowed which would interfere with radio or television transmission in the area, nor shall there be any offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, or glare noticeable at or beyond the property line.
(6) Parties for the purpose of selling merchandise or taking orders shall not be held more than four times each month.
(Ord. 1749. Passed 12-22-14.)