Subject to the limitations of this article, any home occupation
that is customarily incidental to the principal use of a building
as a dwelling shall be permitted in any dwelling unit.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A business, profession, occupation, or trade that:
A home occupation may be established or maintained without a
zoning permit, provided that such home occupation shall comply with
the provisions of this chapter.
A.
General limitations. Every home occupation shall comply with the
use limitations applicable in the district in which it is located.
B.
Employee limitations.
(1)
The entrepreneur of every home occupation shall be domiciled in the
dwelling unit where such home occupation is conducted.
(2)
No more than one employee who is not domiciled in the dwelling unit
where a home occupation is conducted shall be present in connection
with, or otherwise participate in the operation of, a home occupation
at any one time. For purposes of this subsection, the term "employee"
shall not include persons domiciled in the dwelling unit where such
home occupation is conducted. This limitation shall not apply to employees
who do not work at the dwelling unit devoted to such home occupation.
C.
Structural limitations.
(1)
No alteration of any kind shall be made to the dwelling unit where
a home occupation is conducted that would change its residential character
as a dwelling unit, including the enlargement of public utility service
beyond that customarily required for residential use.
(2)
No separate entrance shall be provided in connection with the conduct
of any home occupation.
D.
Operational limitations.
(1)
Every home occupation shall be conducted wholly within a principal
dwelling unit or permitted accessory structure.
(2)
No more than a total of 1,000 square feet of floor area, nor more
than 50% of the gross floor area, whichever is less (exclusive of
garage floor area devoted to permissible parking of a vehicle used
in connection with the home occupation), of any dwelling unit and
permitted accessory structure shall be devoted to the conduct of a
home occupation.
(3)
No stock-in-trade shall be displayed or sold on the premises, except
such as is produced on the premises or is incidental to a primarily
service-related home occupation.
(4)
No routine attendance of patients, clients, subcontractors, or employees
associated with any home occupation shall be allowed at the premises
of the home occupation. "Routine attendance" means the conduct of
the home occupation requires nondomiciled persons to visit the premises
of the home occupation as a part of the regular conduct of the occupation
more than a total for all such persons of eight visitations per consecutive
twelve-hour period.
(5)
No mechanical, electrical, or other equipment that produces noise,
electrical or magnetic interference, vibration, heat, glare, emissions,
odor, or radiation outside the dwelling unit that is greater or more
frequent than that typical of equipment used in connection with residential
occupancy shall be used in connection with any home occupation.
(6)
The home occupation shall not require the receipt or delivery of
merchandise, goods or equipment by other than carrier mail service,
parcel delivery service, or the passenger automobile of the person
conducting the home occupation.
(7)
No outdoor storage shall be allowed in connection with any home occupation.
(8)
No refuse in excess of the amount allowable for regular residential
pickup shall be generated by any home occupation.
E.
Signage and visibility.
(1)
No sign, other than as permitted pursuant to § 22-49D,
shall advertise the presence or conduct of the home occupation.
F.
Nuisance-causing activities. In addition to the foregoing specific
limitations, no home occupation shall be noxious, offensive, or hazardous.
