(a) Parking and Garage Facilities. Private and storage garages and open off-street parking areas shall be permitted in Residential Districts if accessory to a dwelling, or if the use is considered and approved as a conditional use in accordance with the standards and regulations set forth in Section 1242.07.
(b) Home Professional Offices. An office may be permitted in Residential Districts in the home of a person practicing any of the recognized professions including accountant, architect, artist, engineer, lawyer or physician, provided:
(1) No assistants other than members of the resident family work therein;
(2) The residential character of the dwelling exterior shall not be changed;
(3) Equipment which will create any electrical disturbances beyond the premises shall not be utilized; and
(4) The number of automobiles attracted to the premise is not greater than permitted in accordance with the provisions of Section 1270.05 of this Zoning Code.
(c) Home Occupations. Gainful home occupations may be permitted in certain Residential Districts including home crafts such as baking, dressmaking, millinery, weaving, home decorating, services such as repairing furniture and radios, sharpening tools; office space of businesses or services such as real estate, selling or taking orders for merchandise, contracting work, provided:
(1) Only members of the family residing within the dwelling shall work therein;
(2) The occupation is conducted wholly within a building and the space used for production and sale does not occupy more than twenty-five percent of the floor area of a detached building;
(3) No merchandise shall be sold except that which is produced or processed on the premises;
(4) No mechanical equipment shall be used which will create any dust, noise, odors, glare, vibrations or electrical disturbances beyond the lot;
(5) The residential character of the dwelling exterior or accessory building shall not be changed; and
(6) Trucks or other mobile equipment shall not be parked overnight in driveways or open yards, and the occupations do not attract any greater number of automobiles to the premise than permitted in accordance with the provisions of Section 1270.05 of this Zoning Code.
(d) Renting of Rooms. The renting from a resident family of not more than one room to not more than one person, shall be permitted in any Residential District.
(e) Gardens; Domestic Animals. The raising of fruits, vegetables or nursery stock and the keeping of domestic animals for private use is permitted in Residential Districts, provided:
(1) Fowl, rabbits or fur-bearing animals may be raised or kept for owner’s use on a lot of not less than 20,000 square feet in area, provided the structure containing such use shall be located not less than fifty feet from all adjoining residential lot lines or any residence; and
(2) One horse or pony may be kept on a lot of not less than one and one-half acres, providing the structure containing such use is located not less than 100 feet from all adjoining residential lot lines, or any residence. An additional one-half acre shall be provided for each additional horse or pony.
(f) Oil and Gas Well Drilling. Oil and gas well drilling, operation and maintenance may be permitted in all residential districts as permitted by state law.
(g) Dish Antenna. A dish antenna may be permitted in Residential Districts if accessory to a dwelling provided that the dish antenna complies with all of the requirements of C.O. Chapter 1474.
(h) Wireless Telecommunication Facilities. Wireless telecommunication facilities may be permitted along certain interstate highways in residential districts provided a conditional use permit is granted in accordance with the standards set forth in C.O. Section 1242.07 and in accordance with the provisions of C.O. Chapter 1273.
(Ord. 2012-085. Passed 9-17-12.)