Hillsville, Virginia · General provision
§ 171-8 Definitions - HOME OCCUPATION
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum non-family employees1 persons
Only one person other than members of the family residing on the premises shall be engaged in such occupation
- Maximum floor area for home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there.25 pct
not more than 25% of the floor area of the dwelling unit shall be used in the conduct of the home occupation
- No vehicle repair
no repair of vehicles or internal combustion engines
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building
No home occupation shall be conducted in any accessory building.
Signage
- Maximum home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
one sign, not exceeding four square foot in area, nonilluminated, and mounted flat against the wall of the principal building
From the ordinance
not more than 25% of the floor area of the dwelling unit shall be used in the conduct of the home occupation; one sign, not exceeding four square foot in area, nonilluminated, and mounted flat against the wall of the principal building