Sec. 24.1-281

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From the ordinance

All home occupations shall be subject to the following provisions unless excepted by the board in accordance with the provisions of section 24.1-283: (a) The owner/operator and business license holder of the home occupation shall reside on the premises. No person other than individuals residing on the premises shall be engaged on the premises in such operation at any given time unless otherwise authorized under sections 24.1-282(a) or 24.1-283(e). (b) Such home occupation shall not generate traffic, parking, sewage, or water use in excess of that which is normal in the residential neighborhood. (c) The outside appearance of the building or premises or other evidence of the conduct of such home occupation shall maintain a residential appearance visible from the street or adjacent properties. (d) Outdoor storage shall not be permitted unless through special use permit. (e) Such home occupation shall not generate traffic, parking, sewerage or water use in excess of that which is normal in the residential neighborhood. (f) Any demand for parking generated by the conduct of such home occupation(s) which is in addition to the spaces required for the residential use shall be accommodated off the street in a suitably located and surfaced space. Parking must be ten feet (10') from any property line and where three (3) or more spaces are required they shall be effectively screened and buffered by landscaping from view of adjacent residential properties and the home occupation shall be authorized only by issuance of a special use permit by the board. In its approval action, the Board will specify the maximum parking limits associated with the home occupation. (g) No aspect of such home occupation operation shall exceed the sound levels noted in Section 16-19.3. Such aspects shall include, but shall not be limited to, equipment, employees, owners, customers, or clients. The occupation or activity shall not require the use of machinery or equipment that creates odor, smoke, dust, glare, flammable or toxic substances, or is dangerous or otherwise detrimental to persons residing in the home or on adjacent property. (h) Commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of ten thousand (10,000) pounds to sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds, or a length of 21 feet or more, including trailers or other attachments must be kept in a garage or an enclosed and screened storage yard and not visible from the public streets or adjacent properties.