Sec. 18-1 (Definitions - Home occupation, rural)
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure facade
Accessory structures shall be similar in facade to a single-family dwelling, private garage, shed, barn or other structure normally expected in a rural or residential area
- Exterior storage screening
All exterior storage on the premises of material used in the home occupation shall be effectively screened with a uniform solid board fence, masonry wall, evergreen hedge and shall conceal the contents thereon from view from all public highways and adjacent properties
- Maximum floor area for home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there.1,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
not more than twenty-five (25) percent of the floor area of the dwelling shall be used in the conduct of the home occupation and in no event shall the total floor area of the dwelling, accessory structure, or both, devoted to such occupation exceed one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet
- No offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat or glare
There shall be no offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat or glare noticeable from the property line
- Sales restriction
There shall be no sales on the premises other than items handcrafted thereon
Signage
- Maximum sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
one (1) sign which shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet
From the ordinance
not more than twenty-five (25) percent of the floor area of the dwelling shall be used in the conduct of the home occupation and in no event shall the total floor area of the dwelling, accessory structure, or both, devoted to such occupation exceed one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet; ... one (1) sign which shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet; ... Off-street parking of at least two (2) spaces in addition to those required for the dwelling are provided on the same lot as the home occupation.
Parking requirements
{
"home_occupation": "2 spaces in addition to those required for the dwelling"
}