Uses
Permitted by right1
Prohibited12
- family care homes
- group homes
- nursing homes
- convalescent homes
- elderly care facilities
- auto repair shops
- kennels
- weapons, ammunition, explosives, chemicals, fireworks, or other hazardous materials
- butchers
- sexually oriented business
- illegal drugs and equipment
- funeral parlors
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building compliance
Any accessory building on the property used for the home-based occupation meets all applicable zoning requirements.
- Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit required if not meeting requirements
If the home-based occupation does not meet the above requirements, a conditional use permit will be required.
- Clearly incidental and subordinate
The home-based occupation is clearly incidental and subordinate to the residential use of the dwelling.
- Maximum floor area percentage50 pct
Home occupations must be constructed wholly within the building or structure and shall not exceed 50 percent of the total floor area.
- No exterior changes
The home-based occupation does not require any changes to the exterior of the dwelling.
- No nuisance
The home-based occupation will not create noise, dust, vibration, smoke, smell, glare, electrical interference, fire hazard, or other hazard or nuisance to any greater or more frequent extent than associated with normal neighborhood characteristics.
Any parking requirements of the home-based occupation will be met by off-street parking.
- Outdoor storage limit
Any outdoor storage of goods, products, equipment, solid waste, or other similar items will not exceed the extent associated with normal neighborhood characteristics.
- Traffic limit
Any pedestrian and/or commercial delivery traffic generated by the home-based occupation will not be greater than normal traffic in the neighborhood.
From the ordinance
The conduct of a business in a residence or on its premises is permitted providing the following characteristics are as follows: ... Home occupations must be constructed wholly within the building or structure and shall not exceed 50 percent of the total floor area.