HOME OCCUPATION means a customary accessory use which is carried on by a member(s) of the resident family clearly incidental to the principal residential use; provided, no external alterations or structural changes not customary to a dwelling area are required; the occupation does not produce offensive noise, vibration, heat, dust or other objectionable conditions; no outside storage is required; and there is little contact with the general public.
(a) A home occupation shall include, among other activities: fine arts and crafts studios; dressmaking; tutoring not more than two pupils at a time or, in the case of music instruction, only one pupil at a time; and haircutting/styling providing only one chair is utilized and the only employees are those residing on the premises.
(b) No goods shall be publicly displayed. The only outdoor display or sign shall be a home occupation sign permitted by § 1333.05. The only retail sales that shall be permitted on the premises shall be products primarily produced on the premises. Commercial stables and kennels shall not he considered home occupations.
(c) See regulations in § 1333.05 under “accessory uses”.
(d) If a dwelling is only utilized by the residents of the dwelling for routine, customary and accessory office type uses (such as clerical and computer work), with no outside employees working on-site, and without the need for truck deliveries to the site on a routine basis, and with a maximum of one commercial truck being based at the dwelling and without the need for persons to routinely visit the site for business purposes, such activity shall be permitted by right in any dwelling, and shall not need to meet the requirements for a
HOME OCCUPATION. However, the operators of such activity shall still obtain a city business license, if applicable.
(e) The Zoning Hearing Board shall have the authority to determine if a proposal would be an acceptable home occupation.
(Ord. 5745, approved 4-16-1998)