Article 2 - Definitions and Measurements
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Accessory useAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. must be on same lot
Accessory Use: A use normally incidental, subordinate, exclusively devoted to and located on the same lot as the principal use.
- Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. requires special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
Conditional Use: A use permitted within a district, provided that specified standards and special requirements, different from those usual requirements for the district are met. Conditional uses require a special use permit in accordance with Article 17 of this Ordinance.
There shall be no outdoor display and/or storage associated with the home occupation, and no one (1) shall be employed other than members of the family living on the premises.
- Maximum home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. area25 pct
The total area devoted to the home occupation shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the livable floor area of the principal structure, exclusive of the basement.
- Maximum unrelated persons in a family5 persons
Family: One (1) person or two (2) or more persons related by blood or marriage, or a group of not more than five (5) persons (excluding servants) not related by blood or marriage, in any case living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit.
From the ordinance
Home Occupation: ... The total area devoted to the home occupation shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the livable floor area of the principal structure, exclusive of the basement.