(a) Intent. The intent of this section is to provide a means to accommodate a small family business within a residence without the necessity of a rezoning into a commercial district or obtaining a conditional use permit.
(b) Accessory use. Home occupations are determined to be an allowed accessory use in all residential districts. Permits are not required prior to engaging in such activities, but the following standards apply.
(1) The activity must be clearly secondary and incidental to the primary residential use.
(2) The activity must not significantly alter the residential character of the dwelling unit, dwelling structure, or the parcel.
(3) The home occupation shall not occupy more than 25% of the floor area of the dwelling.
(4) The home occupation shall be conducted only within the enclosed areas of the dwelling unit, or attached or detached garage.
(5) The activity must not unreasonably interfere with the residential occupancy of other parcels in the neighborhood.
(6) The activity must not create environmental, safety, or health hazards such as noise, light, odors, vibrations, electrical emissions, or other fire or safety hazards that are noticeably out of character with those produced by normal residential occupancy.
(7) The use shall not involve the use of commercial vehicles for more than occasional delivery of materials to or from the premises, and traffic generated by the home occupation may not exceed that which is customary to residential occupancies in the neighborhood.
(8) No storage or display of materials, goods, supplies, or equipment related to the operation of the home occupation shall be visible outside any structures located on the premises.
(9) Signage for the home occupation is governed by § 13-1-101.
(10) The parcel and structure must contain adequate area to accommodate the home occupation without interfering with residential occupancy of other parcels in the neighborhood.
(11) Under no circumstances shall a kennel business or a vehicle repair or body work business qualify as a home occupation.
(12) Garage sales as a type of home occupation are allowable in all residential districts, provided that not more than two are held on a single premises per year and that each such sale shall not exceed four days in duration.
(13) Daycare is allowable as a home occupation on a residential premises. Conditional use approval may be required, however, if Wis. Stats. § 66.1017, or as it may be hereafter amended, applies.
(Ord. passed 1-18-2021)