[Ord. No. 855 §1]
As used herein, a home occupation shall mean an occupation,
business, or profession carried on entirely within a dwelling unit
by a person living in the dwelling unit, which is clearly incidental
and secondary to the use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes,
and which conforms to the following criteria:
A home occupation shall not change the outside appearance of
the dwelling unit and shall not be visible from the street.
A home occupation shall not generate traffic, parking, electrical,
sewerage or water use in excess of what is normal in the residential
neighborhood.
A home occupation shall not create a hazard to person or property,
result in electrical interference or become a nuisance.
A home occupation shall not result in the outside storage or
display of any goods, supplies, materials or products connected with
the home occupation, nor the storage or display of any such items
in accessory buildings or garages, attached or detached.
No more than one home occupation shall be conducted within any
dwelling unit.
A home occupation shall not include the employment of any persons
not residing in the dwelling unit for residential purposes.
The home occupation, including storage in connection therewith,
may occupy not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the floor area
and in no event more than five hundred (500) square feet of floor
area. Floor area of a dwelling unit shall include the floor area of
all heated and ventilated and thereby habitable rooms and areas within
the dwelling unit, including basements and habitable attic space.
No machinery or equipment shall be utilized in connection with
the home occupation which interferes with radio or television reception
in the residential neighborhood.
A home occupation shall be compatible with residential uses
and shall not detract from the residential character of the neighborhood.
There shall be no indication of the home occupation on the exterior
or outside of the dwelling unit and premises, except for one sign
no larger in area than two by three (2x3) feet.
A home occupation shall produce no noise, odors, vibrations,
glare or fumes detectable to normal sensory perception beyond the
confines of the subject dwelling unit.
[Ord. No. 855 §2]
Home occupations, as defined in Section 400.200, shall be permitted in the "R-1" Single and Two-Family District upon compliance with the provisions herein.
[Ord. No. 855 §3]
No dwelling unit shall be used for a home occupation, and no
person shall conduct or engage in a home occupation without first
obtaining a home occupation permit from the Zoning Enforcement Officer.
[Ord. No. 855 §4]
Application for a home occupation permit shall be made to the
Zoning Enforcement Officer by a person residing at the dwelling unit
on a form provided by the Zoning Enforcement Officer.
[Ord. No. 855 §5]
The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall review the application
and make reasonable inquiry necessary to determine whether or not
the proposed home occupation is within the scope of the home occupation
criteria.
[Ord. No. 855 §6]
The Zoning Enforcement Officer may deny or revoke a home occupation permit for non-compliance with the criteria for a home occupation as set forth in Section 400.200. If the permit is revoked, said use of the dwelling unit for a home occupation shall be terminated.
[Ord. No. 855 §7]
A home occupation permit is not transferrable to another person
or to another dwelling unit.
[Ord. No. 855 §8]
An applicant for a home occupation permit shall allow such reasonable
inspections of the dwelling unit as may be requested by the Zoning
Enforcement Officer both before and after issuance of a permit to
determine compliance with the criteria for a home occupation.
[Ord. No. 855 §9]
Any lawful use of a dwelling or property located within the "R-1" Single and Two-Family District for business, occupational or professional purposes existing on March 16, 1989 may be continued as a nonconforming use in accordance with Article X without obtaining the permit provided herein.
