A.
A home occupation shall be allowed as a permitted accessory use,
provided that all of the following conditions are met:
(1)
The use shall be conducted entirely within a dwelling and carried
on by the inhabitants hereof and no others.
(2)
The use shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use
of the dwelling for dwelling purposes, and the appearance of the structure
shall not be altered or the occupation within the residence be conducted
in a manner that would cause the premises to differ from its residential
character either by the use of colors, materials, construction, lighting,
signs, or the emission of sounds or vibrations that carry beyond the
premises.
(3)
No home occupation nor any storage of goods, materials or products
connected with a home occupation shall be allowed in accessory buildings,
detached garages or outside of the dwelling.
(4)
There shall be no display of products visible in any manner
from the outside of the dwelling.
(5)
There shall be no change in the outside appearance of the dwelling
or premises or any visible evidence of the conduct of a home occupation.
(6)
The area set aside for home occupations shall not exceed 20%
of the total floor area of such residence.
(7)
No advertising display signs shall be permitted.
(8)
A home occupation shall not create greater vehicle or pedestrian
traffic than normal for the district in which it is located.
(9)
The use shall not require additional off-street parking spaces
for clients or customers of the home occupation.
(10)
No home occupation shall cause an increase in the use of any
one or more public utilities (water, sewer, electricity and garbage
collection) so that the combined total use for dwelling and home occupation
purposes exceeds the average for residences in the neighborhood.
(11)
There shall be no deliveries to or from a home occupation with
a vehicle larger than a 15,000 GVW truck.
(12)
There shall not be conducted on the premises the business of
selling stocks of merchandise, supplies or products, provided that
orders previously made by telephone or at a sales party may be filled
on the premises. That is, direct sales of products on display shelves
or racks is not allowed, but a person may pick up an order placed
earlier as described above.
(13)
No motor power other than electrically operated motors shall
be used in connection with a home occupation.
(14)
No equipment or process shall be used in a home occupation which
creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, or odor detectable to the
normal senses:
[Amended 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. ZOA 2020-0001]
(15)
No equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or
audible electrical interference in any radio or television receiver
off the premises or causes fluctuations in line voltage off the premises.
(16)
No advertising mediums, including, but not limited to, print,
broadcast, digital, internet or outdoor advertising shall be used
to advertise the location of a home occupation to the general public.
[Amended 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. ZOA 2020-0001]
(17)
Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the contrary,
garage, basement, yard or other similar sales shall not be allowed
more than twice each year, and each sale shall not last more than
72 consecutive hours.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(18), regarding home occupations
in the AG-FP District, which immediately followed this section, was
repealed 12-14-2016 by Ord. No. O-2016-16.
(18)
Home occupation permits apply to a specific site and owner and shall
not be transferable to different persons or to different locations.
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord.
No. ZOA 2020-0001]
B.
A conditional use permit may be submitted for a home occupation located
within the R-1 - Single Family, R-2 - Two Family and RR - Rural Residential
Districts in order to modify the restrictions, as established above.
[Added 12-14-2016 by Ord.
No. O-2016-16; amended 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. ZOA 2020-0001]
