Goochland County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 15-285.E

Uses

Permitted by right1

Extracted standards

7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • One commercial vehicle and one trailer

    One commercial vehicle and one trailer related to the home occupation is permitted.

  • Incidental and secondary

    A home occupation must be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the property as a dwelling.

  • No employees except family

    The home occupation can have no employees on the premises other than the family members residing on the premises.

  • No group instruction

    No group instruction, assembly or activity is permitted. Individual visits may occur by appointment only.

  • No noise, vibration, odor, etc.

    The use of machinery or equipment not customary for purely domestic household purposes is prohibited, and there cannot be any equipment, process, or activity that generates any noise, vibration, odor, fumes, glare, or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses beyond the dwelling unit in which the home occupation is conducted.

  • No outside storage

    Materials may be stored within an enclosed accessory building; however, no new buildings may be constructed solely to serve the home occupation and there cannot be any outside storage of products or materials.

  • Owner/occupant must operate

    The owner or occupant of the dwelling unit must be the business operator.

From the ordinance

Home occupations are permitted within a dwelling unit or accessory building associated with a dwelling unit, subject to the following: A home occupation must be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the property as a dwelling. The owner or occupant of the dwelling unit must be the business operator. Materials may be stored within an enclosed accessory building; however, no new buildings may be constructed solely to serve the home occupation and there cannot be any outside storage of products or materials. The home occupation can have no employees on the premises other than the family members residing on the premises. The use of machinery or equipment not customary for purely domestic household purposes is prohibited, and there cannot be any equipment, process, or activity that generates any noise, vibration, odor, fumes, glare, or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses beyond the dwelling unit in which the home occupation is conducted. No group instruction, assembly or activity is permitted. Individual visits may occur by appointment only. One commercial vehicle and one trailer related to the home occupation is permitted.
Sec. 15-285.E