For purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
HOME OPERATION. An occupation conducted in a dwelling unit, provided that:
(1) No person other than members of the family residing on the premises shall be engaged in such occupation.
(2) The use of the dwelling unit for the home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes by its occupants, and not more than 25% percent of the floor area of the dwelling unit shall be used in the conduct of the home occupation.
(3) 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 other than one sign, not exceeding two square feet in area, non-illuminated, and mounted flat against the wall of the principal building.
(4) No home occupation shall be conducted in any accessory building.
(5) There shall be no primary sales, either wholesale or retail, in connection with such home occupation.
(6) No traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in greater volumes than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood, and any need for parking generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall be met off the street and other than in a required front yard, except that such off-street parking shall be limited to driveways not to exceed 20 feet in width.
(7) No equipment or process shall be used in such home occupation which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses off the lot, if the occupation is conducted in a single-family residence, or outside the dwelling unit if conducted in other than a single-family residence. In the case of electrical interference, no equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible interference in any radio, television, or telephone receivers off the premises, or causes fluctuations in line voltage off the premises.
PERSON. An individual, sole proprietorship, corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization, trustee, joint venture, or any one of a group acting as a unit as well as a natural person.
RETAIL AND SERVICES ESTABLISHMENT. Any business, office, plant, or place within the town, whether temporary or permanent in nature, and whether within or without a permanent structure, where services or professional services, manufacturing, fabrication, construction, assembly, or design occur or where commodities or goods are sold or offered for sale to the public in general or to the ultimate consumer of the commodities or goods.
(Ord. 181, passed 8-18-2009)