A. 
The following shall constitute special exceptions to be considered by the Zoning Hearing Board subject to the express standards contained in each. All applications for special exceptions shall be heard and addressed as per § 280-1502 of this chapter.
B. 
General standards. All special exceptions shall be evaluated based on the following:
(1) 
The essential character of the neighborhood in which the proposed use is located shall not be altered.
(2) 
The impacts of the proposed use or expansion thereof, namely traffic and noise, shall not substantially exceed that of the current use and the neighborhood in which the use is proposed.
C. 
Applicants shall submit, as written testimony, an application on forms supplied by the Zoning Officer to include the number of current and future employees, a general summary of operations including services performed or products created as well as hours of operation, and a plan, drawn to scale, showing parking, area of the existing or proposed structure to be utilized, and any other relevant site improvements. The application shall include a fee as required by Council. The applicant shall supply five copies of all materials to the Zoning Officer.
D. 
Landscaping or buffering required for principal uses shall not apply to home occupations and family home day-care, but may be placed as a condition by the Zoning Hearing Board where the Board deems such necessary.
A. 
A home occupation that involves an activity or operation which is construed as being capable of adversely influencing surrounding residential uses through any of the following conditions shall not be permitted:
(1) 
Changes the external appearance of the dwelling;
(2) 
Is visible from surrounding properties or the adjacent street;
(3) 
Generates traffic, parking or utility use in excess of normal levels in the neighborhood;
(4) 
Creates hazards to persons or property;
(5) 
Creates interference or a nuisance;
(6) 
Involves outside storage, display or operations; or
(7) 
Utilizes more than 25% of the floor area of the primary dwelling structure; 50% of the floor area of an accessory structure; or a combined total floor area which exceeds 400 square feet.
B. 
Signs shall be limited to the provisions in Article IX of this chapter.
C. 
Only members of the family residing on the premises shall be permitted to work at the establishment.
D. 
Activities shall be limited to the following:
(1) 
Professional, technical or business pursuits that involve only office-related functions and practices.
(2) 
Light handicrafts, sewing, photography and objects of art.
(3) 
Teaching instruction limited to no more than three students at any one time.
(4) 
Small appliance and lawn mower repair.
(5) 
Beautician, barber and similar services, limited to no more than two clients at any one time.
A. 
No overnight lodging of children shall occur.
B. 
Play facilities shall not exceed the scale of that expected for single-family detached homes.
C. 
Family home day-care shall occur only in single-family detached homes.
A. 
The expansion shall represent the minimum necessary to accommodate natural expansion or growth associated with the type of nonconforming use.
B. 
The aforesaid provisions notwithstanding, cumulative expansions approved shall not exceed 50% of the floor area occupied by the use as of January 1, 2007.
C. 
The expansion shall be set back commensurate with the impact on surrounding uses or, at a minimum, shall observe the yard requirements of the district in which it is located, withstanding the provisions of § 280-1303.
A. 
The proposed use shall be reasonably similar to the nonconforming use meeting one or more of the following criteria:
(1) 
Same three-digit North American Industrial Classification Number.
(2) 
Similar or more limited hours of operation and trips generated.
(3) 
Similar or less overall impact.
(4) 
Smaller number of people using facility.
B. 
The proposed use shall not add trips, additional outside storage, noise, or any other adverse impact.