§175-15.5A
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure footprint50 pct
If an accessory structure is used in a home occupation, it shall not exceed 50% of the footprint area of the primary residence and must be located to the rear of the primary structure.
- Maximum area of home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there.400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The home occupation use may not exceed the greater of 400 square feet or 25% of the living space of the residence.
- No customers or clients
There shall be no customers or clients accessing the location.
- No employees
No employees, whether paid or not, except persons who use the dwelling as their bona fide residence, shall be involved in the home occupation.
- Vehicle limit
Only two motor vehicles or pieces of equipment may be operated from the site in connection with a home occupation. Only one vehicle may exceed 14,000 pounds GVWR.
From the ordinance
The home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to the residential use of the property. The home occupation use may not exceed the greater of 400 square feet or 25% of the living space of the residence. If an accessory structure is used in a home occupation, it shall not exceed 50% of the footprint area of the primary residence and must be located to the rear of the primary structure. ...