§ 138-3218. Home occupation.

(a)

Purpose. Technological advances allow many types of business to be conducted outside of a traditional business setting. The purpose of this section is to recognize the need for home-based businesses/offices and establish standards for operation.

(b)

Applicability. The provisions of this section shall apply to all home occupations.

(c)

Standards.

(1)

The home occupation shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes and may not change the residential character thereof. The home occupation business shall not detract from the residential neighborhood character.

(2)

A home occupation may include such uses, when operated in strict accordance with the provisions of this section, as follows: Phone sales, mailing service, accountant, engineer, architect, dressmaker, artist, handicrafts, consultant or similar profession. The precedent list is meant to be illustrative only and is not all inclusive.

(3)

Home occupations specifically prohibited would include auto repair, motor and appliance repair, and any similar type of use which is not compatible with the residential neighborhood. No materials or stock in the trade are to be sold on the premises or stored outside the dwelling.

(4)

The use may only be carried out by members of a family living therein except as provided below.

(5)

Only members of the family permanently residing on the premises may be engaged in a home occupation. Customers may not conduct business on the premises except as otherwise provided in this section.

(6)

The use shall not create dangerous vapors or fumes, and no use shall be permitted where noise, light, dust, or vibration extends beyond the lot or parcel line of an abutting lot or parcel.

(7)

The space used for home occupations shall represent no more than 20 percent of the total area of the dwelling.

(8)

All activities associated with the home occupation shall be conducted entirely within a dwelling. There shall be no display or other visible evidence, other than as provided in article X, division 5, signs, of this chapter, that would indicate that the dwelling is being utilized for any other use than a dwelling, unless such display or evidence is located inside of the dwelling in such fashion as not to be visible from the street.

(9)

Traditional home based instruction such as, but not limited to, tutoring, music or swimming lessons, where instruction is provided by only one instructor to up to three student[s] per class with no more than ten classes per day between the hours of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. shall be considered a home occupation. Other instruction or private school may be allowed with Type 1—Path B approval.

(Ord. No. 18-36 , § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)