A. Registration And Licensing Required: Home occupations that have employees and/or drop in customers must have an approved "to scale" site plan that shows required off street parking. Home occupations operating within the city limits must also obtain a city business license. (Ord. 14-21, 1-5-2015)
B. Conditions: Home occupations are permitted in any dwelling unit, subject to the following provisions. An occupation which does not comply with the following criteria shall not be deemed a home occupation:
1. Not more than one person other than members of a family residing on the premises shall be engaged in a home occupation. If more than one nonfamily member is to be engaged in a home occupation, a conditional use permit is required.
2. The use of the dwelling unit shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes by its occupants. Not more than an area equal to one-fourth (1/4) of the gross floor area of the primary residence shall be used for the home occupation. If an accessory building is proposed for use, only an area not to exceed one-fourth (1/4) of the gross floor area of the primary residence shall be used. Additional area in both cases is allowed only by granting of a conditional use permit.
3. No exterior display, including window displays, shall be permitted.
4. No outdoor storage shall be permitted.
5. Exterior signs shall be restricted to a building mounted sign a maximum of two (2) square feet and shall comply with the provisions of subsection 11-5-6-4A2 of this title.
6. There shall be no other exterior indication of the home occupation.
7. No home occupation shall be conducted in such a manner, and/or no materials or mechanical equipment shall be used, which will be detrimental to the residential use of the residence or cause a nuisance to surrounding residences, because of vibration, noise, dust, smoke, odor, interference with radio or television reception or any other factor.
8. Any need for parking generated by the conduct of the home occupation shall be met off the street on site.
9. The home occupation shall not generate pedestrian or vehicle traffic in excess of that which is characteristic of the neighborhood in which it is located. Vehicle traffic may not be increased by more than one at a given time or by more than eight (8) during any one day.
10. No home occupation shall generate as a byproduct for disposal or cause to be dumped in a city sewer any hazardous waste including chemicals and cleaners, other than the volume and types that would be normally generated by a typical single-family home.
11. No home occupation shall cause an increase in any one or more utilities (water, sewer, garbage) so that the combined total use for dwelling and home occupation purposes exceeds the average for residences in the neighborhood.
12. In no case shall a home occupation consist of any of the following:
a. Any type of repair or assembly of vehicles or equipment with internal combustion engines (such as automobiles, motorcycles, scooters, snowmobiles, outboard marine engines, lawn mowers, chain saws, and other small engines), or of large appliances (such as washing machines, dryers, and refrigerators) or any other work related to automobiles and their parts, with the exception that automobile detailing services are allowed provided that washing occurs off site and detailing occurs only within an enclosed garage one vehicle at a time with no outside storage of additional vehicles not owned by the resident.
b. Equipment or vehicle rentals.
c. Retail sales with stock and trade on premises, with the exception of yard and garage type sales (see subsection C of this section).
d. Storage of household goods, equipment, or materials not owned by the resident.
e. Extermination services.
f. Pet boarding services.
g. Dispatch centers or other businesses where employees come to the site and are dispatched to other locations.
13. There is a limit of two (2) business vehicles per home occupation allowed parked on the premises. In connection with a home occupation, a business vehicle is any vehicle that is used in the conduct of the home occupation, or which has the name or logo under which the home occupation activity is conducted painted or otherwise exhibited on the vehicle.
14. If the home occupation is to be conducted on a rental property, the property owner's written authorization for the proposed use shall be obtained with the application.
C. Exceptions: Temporary yard or garage sales are not considered a home occupation and are exempt from the above requirements. Such sales are limited to three (3) 3-day weekends or ten (10) consecutive days every six (6) months, shall consist only of used personal items not purchased for resale, and all merchandise shall be removed from public view between sales.
(Ord. 12-09, 6-18-2012)