In a RA One-Family Residential District, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be erected, except for one or more of the following specified uses, unless otherwise provided in this chapter:
(A) One-family detached dwellings;
(B) Churches, mosques and synagogues;
(C) Publicly-owned and operated libraries;
(D) Municipal buildings and uses, without storage yards;
(E) Public, parochial and other private elementary, intermediate and/or high schools offering courses in general education, and not operated for profit;
(F) Cemeteries;
(G) Essential services;
(H) Childcare facilities limited to foster family homes, foster family group homes and family day care homes and state licensed residential facilities;
(I) Home occupations subject to the following:
(1) Home occupations that create the following conditions shall not be permitted:
(a) Changes the outside appearance of the dwelling or is visible from the street;
(b) Generates traffic, parking, sewerage or water use in excess of what is normal in the residential neighborhood;
(c) Creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or results in electrical interference or becomes a nuisance;
(d) Results in outside storage or display of any thing other than a sign in accordance with § 190.329 of this chapter;
(e) Requires the employment of anyone other than the occupant of the dwelling;
(f) Requires exterior building alterations to accommodate the occupation;
(g) Occupies more than 25% of the floor area of the dwelling or 50% of a detached garage;
(h) Requires parking for customers that cannot be accommodated on the site;
(i) Requires the delivery of goods or the visit of customers before 6:00 a.m. and after 8:00 p.m.; and
(j) Requires the parking outside an accessory building of any vehicle connected with a commercial business.
(2) The following are permitted home occupations; provided, they do not violate any of the provisions of division (I)(1) above:
(a) Dressmaking, sewing and tailoring;
(b) Painting, sculpting or writing;
(c) Telephone answering;
(d) Home crafts, such as model making, rug weaving and lapidary work;
(e) Tutoring limited to four students at a time;
(f) Computer application including software, but not including sale of computers, software or accessories;
(g) Salespersons office or home office of a professional person;
(h) Laundering and ironing;
(i) Repair of clocks, instruments or other small appliances which do not create a nuisance due to noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or results in electrical interference;
(j) Barber shops and beauty parlors and nail salons, limited to one operator;
(k) Dance studios, limited to four students; and
(l) Instruction in crafts or fine arts.
(3) The following are prohibited as home occupations:
(a) Private clubs;
(b) Repair shops which may create a nuisance due to noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electoral interference;
(c) Restaurants;
(d) Animal boarding, stables and kennels;
(e) Tourist homes;
(f) Motor vehicle repair or paint shops; and
(g) Retail sales that require visits of customers to the home.
(4) Any proposed home occupation that is neither specifically permitted by division (I)(2) above, nor specifically prohibited by division (I)(3) above shall be considered a special use and be granted or denied upon consideration of those standards contained in §§ 190.306 and 190.307 of this chapter; and
(5) A permit shall be required and shall not be transferable.
(J) Accessory structures and uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses; provided, such buildings and uses are located on the same zoning lot with a permitted use; and
(K) Recreational vehicle storage shall be in accord with § 190.324 of this chapter.
(Prior Code, App. A, § 400) (Ord. 1277, passed 4-2-2007)