A home occupation shall be allowed as a permitted accessory use; provided that the following conditions are met.
(A) (1) The use must be conducted entirely within a dwelling and may employ a maximum of one person other than those members of the immediate family residing on the premises.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a dwelling unit may include attached garages and attached accessory buildings.
(B) The use must be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes and must not change the residential character thereof.
(C) (1) The total area used for home occupation uses shall not exceed 25% of the total floor area within a dwelling unit.
(2) The area used for the home occupation shall be considered to include all storage areas and work space clearly utilized or essential in the operation of the home occupation.
(D) There shall be no change in the outside appearance of the building or premises or other visible evidence of the conduct of such home occupation, including advertising signs or displays or advertising that solicits or directs persons to the address.
(E) There must be no exterior storage on the premises of material or equipment used as a part of the home occupation, unless it is enclosed and lot coverage requirements for accessory uses are met.
(F) No equipment or process shall be used in such home occupation which creates any glare, fumes, odors or other objectionable conditions detectable to the normal senses off the lot, if the occupation is conducted in a single-family dwelling, or outside the dwelling unit if conducted in other than a single-family dwelling.
(G) No traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in greater volumes than that generated by a single-family use in a residential neighborhood, and any need for parking generated by the conduct of the home occupation shall be met off the street and not in a required yard adjacent to a street.
(H) Under no circumstances shall any of the following be considered a home occupation: medical clinic, mortuary, nursing home, restaurant and veterinarian’s clinic.
(I) (1) Each home occupation shall annually register with the Town Clerk, which registration shall include a review of compliance with the home occupation standards contained in this chapter.
(2) The person seeking to register said home occupation shall grant the town reasonable access to the location of the home occupation for the purpose of verifying compliance with this chapter, as may be required by the town.
(Ord. 2-98, passed 4-22-1998) Penalty, see § 153.999