Home occupations shall be regulated as follows:
(a) Home occupations shall be considered an activity which is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of a dwelling for residential purposes.
(b) A home occupation shall not change the residential character of either the dwelling or the surrounding neighborhood.
(c) A home occupation shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling and shall not be permitted in any accessory structure or within any required yard space.
(d) A home occupation shall be operated only by a resident of the dwelling in which such home occupation occurs and, there shall be no employees.
(e) A home occupation shall not have a separate entrance from outside of the dwelling.
(f) A home occupation shall not involve the use of more than one room or twenty-five percent (25%) of the ground floor area of the dwelling unit, whichever is greater.
(g) A home occupation shall not utilize mechanical or electrical equipment except that which is customary for purely domestic or hobby purposes.
(h) No home occupation shall be operated in such a manner as to cause offensive noise, vibration, smoke or other particulate matter, odorous matter, heat, humidity, glare, electronic interference or otherwise constitute a nuisance or safety hazard.
(i) No wholesale, jobbing or retail business shall be permitted on the premises unless it is conducted entirely by mail and/or telephone, provided however, that articles produced by the members of the immediate family residing on the premises are not sold upon the premises.
(j) No outdoor storage of materials used to conduct a home occupation shall be permitted.
(k) An individual conducting a home occupation shall be permitted to display one non- illuminated sign not exceeding two square feet per sign face in area.
(l) No expansion of existing off-street parking shall be permitted. Furthermore, no additional parking burden, due to the home occupation, shall be created.
(m) In no event shall a home occupation be interpreted to include an animal hospital or kennel, barber of beauty shop, business, dance or music school, doctor or dentist office, mortuary, private club, trailer rental, repair shop or service establishment, restaurant or bed and breakfast.
(n) A home occupation permit shall be required to be obtained from the Zoning Administrator for all proposed home occupations and shall be subject to renewal on an annual basis.
(Ord. 34-19. Passed 12-2-19.)