Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Excluded uses
The following uses are specifically excluded: Convalescent or nursing homes, tourist homes, massage parlors, radio or television repair shops, auto repair shops, or similar establishments.
- Maximum floor area for home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there.20 pct
Not more than twenty (20) percent of the floor area of the dwelling unit and accessory structures shall be used in the conduct of the activity. Provided, however, this limitation shall not have application to family day-care homes.
- Nuisance restrictions
No use shall create noise, dust, vibration, smell, smoke, glare, electrical interference, fire hazard, or any other hazard or nuisance to any greater or more frequent extent than would normally be expected in the neighborhood under normal circumstances wherein no home occupation exists.
- Traffic generation
No traffic, including traffic by commercial delivery vehicles, shall be generated by such activity in greater volumes than would normally be expected in the neighborhood, and any need for parking generated by the conduct of such activity shall be met off the street and other than in a required front yard.
Signage
- Signs for home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there.1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No sign shall be permitted. However, as an exception, the city council, upon a finding that a sign would not be detrimental to the surrounding neighborhood, may as a condition of the use permit allow up to one (1) sign, not to be illuminated or to exceed one (1) square foot in area, mounted flat against the wall of the residence.
From the ordinance
Home occupations. In districts where they are generally permitted, an occupation may be conducted in a dwelling unit, provided that: (a) Not more than twenty (20) percent of the floor area...