(a) A person may carry on a customary home occupation only in the dwelling house used by him or her as his or her private residence.
(b) A customary home occupation may be permitted and carried on only if it complies with all of the following:
(1) The customary home occupation shall comply with all local, State and Federal laws, the City Charter and/or regulations pertinent to the activity pursued.
(2) The person conducting such customary home occupation must, before commencement, receive permission from the Board of Zoning Appeals and must receive a permit for such purpose, which permit shall be issued by the Administrative Officer.
(3) Such use must not involve extension or modification of the dwelling, and the dwelling must be otherwise lawful and conform to all applicable safety, fire, housing and building codes.
(4) Except for one nameplate sign of not more than 144 square inches attached to the dwelling, such use shall not include the posting of any sign upon the premises or involve any other display that will indicate from the exterior that the building or premises is being used for any purpose other than that of a residential dwelling.
(5) Such use shall be incidental and subordinate to the use of the premises and dwelling for residential purposes and, in total, shall not use space in excess of twenty-five percent of the floor area of the living area of the dwelling.
(6) Such use shall not include any activity resulting in or creating noise, vibration, smoke, pollution, electronic interference or other nuisance or safety hazard to any person or to any adjacent or nearby property.
(7) Such use shall not involve the storage of any materials, other than those normally used in the maintenance and use of the property solely as a dwelling, which are hazardous to persons or to adjacent and nearby property.
(8) Trucks or other mobile equipment used in conjunction with the customary home occupation shall not be parked in the open on the premises.
(9) Vehicles used for deliveries to or from a home occupation shall comply with the weight limits established for through traffic on the street upon which the dwelling fronts.
(10) Such use shall not result in an increase in frequency of, or the generation of, vehicular or pedestrian traffic abnormal to either the neighborhood or the City.
(11) No more than a total of two vehicles of patrons or customers shall be permitted on the premises which is the site of a customary home occupation at any one time. Such vehicles shall not, alternatively, be parked on a street, sidewalk or other adjacent public thoroughfare. Vehicles used solely for the personal use of the proprietor or owner of the customary home occupation shall not be included within the limitation of this paragraph.
(12) Such use shall not involve the use of utilities, sewers or other community facilities beyond that which would be reasonable for the use of the property solely for residential purposes.
(13) Such use shall not involve the storage of equipment, mobile or otherwise finished materials and/or finished inventory related thereto, unless it is produced on the premises.
(14) A person carrying on a customary home occupation may employ only members of the family in the dwelling and a maximum of one outside resident employee.
(15) Only one automobile, truck or van used primarily for the customary home occupation shall be permitted on the premises, and then only if:
A. The gross vehicle weight of such vehicle (including cargo) is 8,650 pounds or less; and
B. Such vehicle is of a size capable of fitting into a normal residential garage with the door closed.
(16) Only one customary home occupation will be permitted per residence.
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 9-22-99.)