(a) Residents. Only the residents of the dwelling unit shall be engaged in the home occupation.
(b) Accessory to Principal Use. 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. Not more than 25 percent of the floor area of the dwelling unit shall be used in connection with the home occupation or for storage purposes in connection with the home occupation.
(c) Exterior. There shall be no change in the outside appearance of the building or premises, or other visible evidence of the conduct of such home occupation other than the placement of one sign on the dwelling in accordance with Section 1281.04(e).
(d) Accessory Building. No home occupation shall be conducted in any accessory building.
(e) Performance Standards. No equipment or process shall be used in such home occupation which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses off the lot, if the occupation is conducted in a single family residence, or outside the dwelling unit if conducted in other than a single-family residence. In the case of electrical interference, no equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible interference in any radio or television receivers off the premises, or causes fluctuations in line voltage off the premises.
(f) Outdoor Display or Storage. No outdoor display or storage of materials, goods, supplies, or equipment used in the home occupation shall be permitted on the premises.
(g) Utility Use. No home occupation shall cause an increase in the use of any utility (water, sewer, electricity, trash removal, etc.)that would exceed the average usage by residences in the neighborhood.
(h) Traffic. No traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in a greater volume than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood. Any need for parking generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall be off-street and shall not be located in a required front yard.
(i) Deliveries. There shall be no deliveries to or from a home occupation with a vehicle larger than a 15,000 pound truck with not more than two axles.
(j) Prohibited. Certain uses by the nature of their operation, have pronounced tendency to increase in intensity beyond the limits permitted for home occupations, thereby impairing the reasonable use and value of surrounding residential properties. Therefore, the following uses shall not be permitted as home occupations:
(1) Hospitals And Medical Clinics;
(2) Nursing Homes,
(3) Mortuaries,
(4) Funeral Homes,
(5) Tea Rooms,
(6) Antique Shops,
(7) Bed-And-Breakfast,
(8) Restaurants,
(9) Private Clubs,
(10) Veterinary Hospitals, Clinics, or Offices,
(11) Commercial Kennels,
(12) Major and Minor Vehicle Repair Facilities,
(13) Landscape Installation And Maintenance Businesses,
(14) Snow Removal Businesses,
(15) Construction Contractors,
(16) Adult entertainment uses and sexually oriented businesses,
(17) Trailer Rentals, and
(18) Repair Shops In General.
(19)
Uses similar to the above listed use which would, in the determination of the Zoning Inspector, result in nuisance factors as defined by this ordinance. (Ord. 0-15-4. Passed 2-19-15; Ord. O-21-6. Passed 6-17-21.)