Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Noise
- No mechanical equipment noise
No mechanical equipment or machinery shall be used in the conduct of the activity that produces noise, smoke, odor, vibration or other effect discernable beyond the property lines.
Other
- Employees limited to family
No one other than a member of the family residing on the premises shall be employed on the premises in the conduct of the activity.
- Maximum floor area percentage25 pct
Not more than 25 percent of the floor area of the main building shall be devoted to such activity.
- Maximum floor area for 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.
Not more than 25 percent of the floor area of the main building shall be devoted to such activity, and in no case more that a total 400 square feet on any premises.
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, other than one nonilluminated sign not exceeding two square feet in area attached to the building.
From the ordinance
Home occupation means any occupation conducted within a dwelling unit... Not more than 25 percent of floor area or 400 sq ft; no employees other than family; one nonilluminated sign not exceeding 2 sq ft.