Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- No detonating materials
No materials which decompose by detonation shall be allowed in conjunction with a home occupation.
- No equipment causing interference
Electrical, mechanical or other equipment that creates visible or audible interference in radio or television receivers or causes fluctuations in line voltage outside the dwelling unit or that creates noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, or heat not normally associated with residential uses and that is detectable beyond the property lines or beyond the walls of the dwelling, if the unit is part of a single-family attached or multi-family structure, shall be prohibited.
- No exterior indication
There shall be no exterior indication of the home occupation or variation from the residential character of the principal building.
- Maximum delivery trips per week2 trips/week
delivery and pick up of materials and commodities to and from the premises by a commercial vehicle should not exceed two (2) trips per week
- Maximum delivery vehicle weight14,000 lbs
no deliveries to or from a home occupation with a commercial vehicle having a gross vehicle weight of more than fourteen thousand (14,000) pounds
- Maximum floor area for home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there.20 pct
gross floor area used for such uses does not exceed twenty (20) percent of the gross floor area of the principal building
- No increase in demand for town services
No home occupation shall cause an increase in the demand for town services funded from the general fund of the annual budget such as garbage collection, street cleaning, etc. that exceed the average for residences in the immediate neighborhood.
- No significant traffic increase
The home occupation should not generate significantly greater traffic volumes than would normally be expected in a particular zoning district in which the home occupation is conducted.
- Outdoor storage prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No home occupation or storage of any goods, materials or products connected with a home occupation shall be allowed out-of-doors on the property or in accessory trailers.
Parking
- One commercial vehicle allowed overnight
The occupant may park one (1) commercially licensed vehicle used in the business either off- or on-street overnight, so long as said vehicle does not have a gross vehicle weight of more than fourteen thousand (14,000) pounds
- No additional parking required
The use shall not require additional off-street parking spaces for clients or customers of the home occupation.
Signage
- Maximum home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
There shall be no signs present on the property except for one (1) sign with a total area of not more than two (2) square feet
From the ordinance
A home occupation or any storage of goods, materials, or products connected with a home occupation shall be allowed in accessory structures or garages, attached or detached, provided that the gross floor area used for such uses does not exceed twenty (20) percent of the gross floor area of the principal building.