A home occupation is one that is performed accessory to a residential use and is customarily carried on in a dwelling unit. The use shall be carried on by a family member of a household residing in the dwelling unit and must be clearly incidental and secondary to the primary, residential use of the dwelling. The following conditions must be met and maintained:
A. 
Home occupation Level 1.
(1) 
The occupation shall be carried on wholly within the principal building.
(2) 
Not more than one person outside the dwelling unit shall be employed in the home occupation. For the purposes of a home occupation Level 1, persons living in a family apartment shall not be considered living in the household/dwelling unit.
(3) 
There shall be no exterior display, no exterior sign, no exterior storage of material, nor other exterior indication of the home occupation or of variation from the residential character of the principal building.
(4) 
No nuisance, offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare, or electrical distribution shall be generated by the home occupation.
(5) 
Traffic in excess of that customarily occurring in a residential neighborhood shall not be generated. (Residential traffic shall be measured according to the current edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Handbook.)
(6) 
Customers or clients must be limited to no more than two at any one time in the dwelling unit.
(7) 
The home occupation shall not utilize more than 15% of the total floor area of the dwelling unit.
(8) 
Retail sales cannot be considered a home occupation Level 1.
(9) 
No more than one home occupation, as determined by the Planning Board, shall be permitted within any single dwelling unit.
(10) 
Adequate off-street parking spaces shall be provided for the maximum number of vehicles on site at any one time. In no case shall parking be on a road.
(11) 
If customers/clients may need to visit the site for the home occupation, provisions must be made to ensure that all vehicles can adequately turn around on site before re-entering the road.
(12) 
Home occupation Level 1 can include, but is not limited to, the following: art or craft studio, dress-making service, and teaching or tutoring facilities. Home occupation Level 1 shall not be interpreted to include the following: facilities for repair of motor vehicles or day-care centers.
(13) 
CEO approval is required. If the owner/applicant wishes to appeal a determination made by the CEO for a home occupation Level 1 application, the owner/applicant shall apply to the Planning Board and the Planning Board shall determine the conditions that must be met and maintained.
B. 
Home occupation Level 2. Same conditions as home occupation Level 1, except that:
(1) 
Not more than two people outside the home shall be employed in the home occupation. Not more than one of the non-household employees shall be actively working on the property at any one time. For the purposes of home occupation Level 2, persons living in a family apartment shall not be considered to be living in the household/dwelling unit.
(2) 
Any sign must meet standards contained in § 10-1.23, Signs; provided that the total sign area for the home occupation Level 2 does not exceed eight square feet.
(3) 
The home occupation shall not utilize more than 20% of the total floor area of the dwelling unit.
(4) 
Services are allowed on the premises. However, no retail sales are allowed unless all necessary approvals are obtained. All retail sales must be directly related to the home occupation as determined by the Planning Board.
(5) 
Home occupation Level 2 shall include but not be limited to the following: art studio, dress-making shop, hairdressing shop, teaching or tutoring facilities, office of a physician, optometrist, lawyer, engineer, architect, or accountant, and office of a real estate broker or agent of an insurance broker. Home occupation Level 2 shall not be interpreted to include the following: facilities for the repair of motor vehicles, day-care centers, or retail sales other than qualifying home retail sales.
(6) 
Planning Board site plan review and approval is required.
C. 
Home occupation Level 3. Same conditions as home occupation Level 2, except that:
(1) 
The occupation may be carried on wholly within the principal structure or within accessory structures on the same lot, such as a barn or garage.
(2) 
Not more than three people outside the household shall be employed in the home occupation. For the purposes of home occupation Level 3, persons living in a family apartment shall not be considered living in the household/dwelling unit.
(3) 
The home occupation shall not utilize more than 35% of the total floor area of the dwelling unit or principal structure.
(4) 
For home occupations comprising more than 20% of the principal structure:
(a) 
The minimum lot size specified for the district must be increased by 30%.
(b) 
Setbacks from directly abutting residential lots must be doubled.
(c) 
The number of commercial parking spaces specified in this Part 1 must be provided directly behind the principal structure.
(5) 
Any retail sales must be directly related to the home occupation.
(6) 
Home occupation Level 3 shall include but not be limited to the following: art studio, dress-making shop, hairdressing shop, teaching or tutoring facilities, office of a physician, optometrist, lawyer, engineer, architect, or accountant, and office of a real estate broker or agent of an insurance broker. Home occupation Level 3 shall not be interpreted to include the following: facilities for the repair of motor vehicles, day-care centers, or retail sales other than qualifying home retail sales.
(7) 
Planning Board site plan review and approval is required.
A. 
Applicability and Planning Board authority.
(1) 
Home retail sales are limited retail sales which are directly related to an approved home occupation and which meet and maintain all of the standards listed below. The Planning Board has the authority to review all home retail sales. The Planning Board may approve, with conditions, or deny a request for home retail sales based on applicable review standards.
(2) 
The Planning Board has the authority to place limits and conditions on the home retail sales. Depending on the size and scale of the home retail sales, the Planning Board may require site plan review approval.
B. 
Review considerations. The Planning Board shall consider the following elements when considering an application for home retail sales:
(1) 
Provisions for adequate off-street parking and on-site turnaround areas for anticipated traffic volumes.
(2) 
Adequate sight distance when entering and exiting the site from a public road.
(3) 
Potentially offensive nuisances, including, but not limited to, traffic, parking, noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare, and electric disturbance.
C. 
Standards. All home retail sales must meet and maintain the following standards:
(1) 
All necessary approvals for the appropriate level of home occupation must be obtained.
(2) 
The home occupation is accessory to residential use on the property, is customarily carried on by a member of the family residing in the dwelling unit, and is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes.
(3) 
The home retail sales shall occur in the residence or in an accessory building, attached or detached, on the same parcel.
(4) 
A conforming lot is required for home retail sales.
(5) 
The maximum total display area is 600 square feet. This display area may be in addition to the maximum square footage allowed to be utilized for the home occupation.
(6) 
The maximum total outdoor display area is to be 200 square feet. Any outdoor display area shall be considered part of the total display area. Any outdoor display area shall be located on the parcel and within the property boundaries. In no event shall any part of the outdoor display be located within the public right-of-way for a street or road.
A tradesman is any occupation or profession which is accessory to a residential use and is customarily carried on in a building or other structure accessory to a dwelling unit and carried on by a member of the family residing in the dwelling unit that meets and maintains the following conditions:
A. 
The occupation or profession shall be carried on principally within the accessory building.
B. 
Not more than two people outside the family shall be employed in the occupation or profession.
C. 
There shall be no exterior display, no exterior sign (except as expressly permitted by the district regulations of this Part 1), no exterior storage of materials, and no other exterior indication of the occupation or profession or variation of the residential character of the principal building.
D. 
No nuisance, offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare, or electrical disturbance shall be generated.
E. 
The proposed profession or occupation will not alter the existing character of the surrounding zoning district to the extent that it could become a detriment or potential nuisance to said zoning district.