Home occupations shall be subject to the following conditions in addition to use regulations in various districts:
(a) No person, other than members of the family residing on the premises shall be engaged in such home occupation.
(b) 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.
(c) The external appearance of the structure in which the use is conducted shall not be altered. Furthermore, no external alteration, construction or reconstruction of premises to accommodate the use shall be permitted.
(d) One non-illuminated sign of not more than one square feet in area, attached flat against the building, shall be permitted.
(e) The home occupation may increase parking and traffic flow by no more than one vehicle at a time.
(f) There shall be no outside storage of any kind related to the home occupational use and only commodities made on the premises may be sold on the premises. No display of the products shall be visible from the street.
(g) No expansion of existing off-street parking shall be permitted. Furthermore, no additional parking burden, due to the home occupational use, shall be created.
(h) No equipment, process, materials or chemicals shall be used which create offensive noises, vibration, smoke, dust, odor, heat, glare, x-rays, radiation or electrical disturbances detectable to normal senses off the premises. In the case of electrical interference, no equipment or process shall create visual or audible interference in any radio or television receivers or other audio appliances used off the premises, or cause fluctuation in line voltage off the premises. No equipment, process, or storage associated with a home occupation shall create any fire or explosion hazard, or involve the storage or use of hazardous materials in any concentration greater than that which would normally be found in a dwelling containing no home occupation.
(i) The neighborhood shall not be adversely affected by said home occupation.
(j) A home occupation shall comply with all Federal, State, County and Municipal regulations that are pertinent to its operation in addition to those contained in this section.
(Ord. 17-2013, passed 9-24-2013)