Uses
Permitted by right1
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Deliveries restriction
There shall be no deliveries to and from the residence of bulk materials which are used in conjunction with the home occupation and no deliveries of materials, goods or retail merchandise associated with a home occupation, if such deliveries change the residential character of the neighborhood.
- Employee limit (one home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. employee)1 employees
With the exception of one 'home occupation employee,' there shall be no employment of help other than individuals residing at the subject residence.
- Hazardous materials prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
There shall be no use or storage of dangerous chemicals, acids, caustics, explosives or other such hazardous equipment or materials, other than those materials that are used in typical household activities.
- Noise, vibration, odor, fumes, smoke, dust restrictions
The permitted activity shall not be injurious to the use of neighboring property by reason of noise, vibration, odor, fumes, smoke, dust or similar adverse impacts.
- Resident must live in dwelling
The person conducting the profession or business must reside within the dwelling unit in which the activity is located.
- Residential character must be preserved
The establishment and conduct of a home occupation shall not change the principal residential character of the use of the dwelling unit, nor shall there be any exterior evidence of the home occupation being conducted.
- Signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. for home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there.
No displays, signs and/or advertisements associated with the home occupation shall be permitted.
- Storage visibility restriction
There shall be no storage of materials and/or supplies, associated with the home occupation, outside of the residence, which may be visible from adjoining properties and/or the public right-of-way.
- Traffic and parking restrictions
A home occupation shall not create vehicular or pedestrian traffic which changes the residential character of the neighborhood and dwelling unit where the business is being conducted, or create a greater demand for parking than can be accommodated on site or on the street frontage abutting the property.
From the ordinance
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to establish, cause, permit or maintain any type of business, profession or other commercial occupation in any residential zoning district without first securing a home occupation permit from the director.