Sec. 5.2
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Outdoor lighting
The home occupation shall comply with the requirements of section 4.17 regarding outdoor lighting.
Noise
- Noise
The home occupation shall comply with the requirements of section 4.18 regarding noise.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. to principal dwelling
The home occupation shall be accessory to a principal dwelling on the same lot.
- Conducted by resident
The home occupation shall be conducted by a person residing in the principal dwelling.
- Maximum floor area500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The home occupation shall not involve the use of more than 25 percent of the gross floor area of the principal dwelling, or 500 square feet, whichever is less.
- Maximum non-resident employees1 persons
The home occupation shall not employ more than 1 person who does not reside in the principal dwelling.
- No customer sales
The home occupation shall not involve the sale of goods or services to customers who visit the premises, except as otherwise provided in this ordinance.
- No outdoor storage
The home occupation shall not involve the storage of materials, equipment, or supplies outside of the principal dwelling or accessory building.
- No perceptible equipment
The home occupation shall not involve the use of equipment that creates noise, vibration, glare, heat, or electrical disturbance that is perceptible beyond the lot line.
- Location
The home occupation shall be conducted entirely within the principal dwelling or within an accessory building on the same lot.
Parking
- Parking requirements
The home occupation shall comply with the parking requirements of section 4.12.
From the ordinance
The home occupation shall not employ more than 1 person who does not reside in the principal dwelling.