Home occupations shall be permitted in any dwelling unit which
is the bona fide residence of the principal practitioner or in an
accessory building thereto, subject to the provisions set out in this
chapter.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-9(B)(1))
Home occupations shall be limited to the following and similar
uses:
A. Artists, sculptors and photographers;
C. Dressmakers, seamstresses and tailors;
D. Family child care home or babysitting for not more the total number
of children allowed by EEC at a time;
E. Large family child care home or babysitting for not more than the
total number of children allowed for large family child care homes
by EEC at a time;
F. Telephone soliciting and mailing services;
G. Home crafts such as model making, rug weaving, jewelry making and
woodworking;
H. Office facility of a salesperson, sales representative or manufacturer's
representative, provided that no retail or wholesale transactions
are made on the premises, other than by telephone;
I. Office facility of an architect, broker, dentist, physician, engineer,
insurance agent, land surveyor, lawyer, musician or real estate agent;
J. School of special education or tutored whose class size does not
exceed four pupils at any given time.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-9(B); C.O. 24-022, 4/8/2024)
Occupations which are specifically prohibited include the following
and similar uses:
A. Repair
and painting of automobiles, trailers, boats or other vehicles;
E. Letting
of rooms or lodging.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-9(B)(3); C.O. 84-192B § 2)
Any home occupation shall be strictly incidental and subordinate
to its use for residential purposes and shall be restricted to not
more than twenty-five percent of the gross floor area. No building
or structure shall be erected, structurally altered or enlarged to
accommodate a home occupation.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-9(B)(4))
No more than one person other than a member of the immediate
family shall be employed in the home occupation.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-9(B)(5))
The appearance of the site or building in which the home occupation
is conducted shall not be altered in a manner which would change the
residential character of the premises, either by the use of colors,
patterns, materials, construction, signs or lighting. This shall include
the banning of any open storage of motor vehicles.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-9(B)(6))
No home occupation shall generate traffic volumes greater than
would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood, and any
need for parking generated by the occupation shall be provided on
the site.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-9(B)(7))
No home occupation shall generate any noise, vibration, glare,
fumes, odors or electrical interference beyond that which could be
normally expected from a residential use.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-9(B)(8))