Extracted standards
17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure floor area for home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there.20 pct
A home occupation or any storage of goods, materials, or products connected with a home occupation shall be allowed in accessory structures or garages, attached or detached, provided that the gross floor area used for such uses does not exceed twenty (20) percent of the gross floor area of the principal building.
- Equipment causing interference prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Electrical, mechanical or other equipment that creates visible or audible interference in radio or television receivers or causes fluctuations in line voltage outside the dwelling unit or that creates noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, or heat not normally associated with residential uses and that is detectable beyond the property lines or beyond the walls of the dwelling if the unit is part of a single-family attached or multifamily structure shall be prohibited.
- Explosive materials prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No materials which decompose by detonation shall be allowed in conjunction with a home occupation.
- Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. hours of operation
A home occupation shall not be open to the public at times earlier than 8:00 a.m. nor later than 10:00 p.m.
- Home occupationsHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. attracting customers prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. dwellings
Home occupations that attract customers, clients, or students to the premises for sales or services shall not be allowed in multi-family dwelling units.
- Maximum delivery trips per week2 trips
Generally, delivery and pick up of materials and commodities to and from the premises by a commercial vehicle should not exceed two (2) trips per week.
- Maximum delivery vehicle gross weight14,000 lbs
There shall be no deliveries to or from a home occupation with a commercial vehicle having a gross vehicle weight of more than fourteen thousand (14,000) pounds.
- Maximum home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. floor area as percentage of dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.20 pct
No more than twenty (20) percent of the gross floor area of the dwelling unit may be used in connection with a home occupation or for storage purposes in connection with a home occupation.
- Maximum number of home occupationsHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. per dwelling1 occupations
No more than one (1) home occupation shall be permitted within any single dwelling unit.
- Maximum non-resident employees1 persons
not more than one (1) person not residing permanently on the premises may work on the premises at any given time.
- Maximum number of people availing services at one time4 persons
No more than four (4) people may avail themselves of the services provided by the home occupation use at a given dwelling unit at any given moment in time.
- No exterior indication of home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there.
There shall be no exterior indication of the home occupation or variation from the residential character of the principal building. There shall be no display of products visible in any manner from the outside of the principal building.
- Outdoor storage prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No home occupation or storage of any goods, materials or products connected with a home occupation shall be allowed out-of-doors on the property or in accessory trailers.
- Retail sales prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. except products produced on premises
On the premises, retail sales shall be prohibited except for the retail sales of products or goods produced or fabricated on the premises as a result of the home occupation.
- Wholesale business only by mail
The operation of any wholesale business, unless it is conducted entirely by mail, and does not involve the sale, shipment or delivery of merchandise on the premises, is prohibited.
Parking
- No additional off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. required for home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there.
The use shall not require additional off-street parking spaces for clients or customers of the home occupation.
Signage
- Maximum home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
There shall be no signs present on the property except for one (1) sign with a total area of not more than two (2) square feet that may indicate the occupants' name, address, and business
From the ordinance
A home occupation is an accessory use that is a lawful occupation, profession or activity that is clearly a customary, incidental and secondary use conducted within a residential dwelling unit ...