Chapter 18.89
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- All areas of Madera County
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Accessory1
Extracted standards
20 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Noise
- No audible noise or radio/TV interference
A home occupation shall not create any radio or television interference or noise audible beyond the boundaries of the site.
Other
- Employee hours
Home offices may have one employee or partner on the premises during the hours between eight a.m. and five p.m., Monday through Friday;
- Maximum customers on site1 count
Home offices may have one customer on the premises at a time, by appointment only, between the hours of eight a.m. and five p.m., Monday through Friday;
- Maximum deliveries per day2 count
Deliveries are limited to two per day.
- Maximum number of employees1 count
A total of one person, other than the resident and immediate family residing on site, may be employed in the cottage industry.
- Maximum home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. area25 pct
Not more than twenty-five percent of the gross area of one floor of a residence shall be used for such purpose, including storage space required in conjunction with the home occupation.
- Maximum number of trailers1 count
no more than one trailer which will each individually fit within a standard (ten feet by twenty feet) parking space or garage.
- Maximum number of trucks1 count
Not more than one truck of not more than one to one and one-half ton capacity (may not be a tow truck)...
- No storage in accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure
A home occupation shall not be conducted in an accessory structure and there shall be no storage of equipment or supplies in an accessory structure or outside the dwelling.
- No customers on site
Sales of products or provision of services shall be delivered offsite by the occupants of the residence, and no customers shall come to the site to take delivery of products or receive services at the site.
- No excess traffic
A home occupation shall not create pedestrian, automobile or truck traffic significantly in excess of the normal amount in the district.
- No external alteration
There shall be no external alteration of appearances of the dwelling in which a home occupation is conducted (relating to the home occupation).
- Operating hours
between the hours of eight a.m. and five p.m., Monday through Friday
- Post office box required
Business advertising shall utilize a post office box and not the residential address.
- Repair services limited
A home occupation may not involve the performance of any repair services on the premises other than small appliances, equipment, or other small objects which are normally capable of being carried by one person without the aid of mechanical equipment or devices.
- Resident only
Only a resident of the premises may engage in a home occupation on the premises. Nonresident partners, employees, or customers are not permitted to engage in the home occupation on the premises.
- Within dwelling
A home occupation shall be conducted within a dwelling by an inhabitant thereof and shall be clearly incidental to the use of the structure as a dwelling.
Parking
- On-site parking
Adequate access and parking must be provided on-site to accommodate the residential use, employee and one customer of the cottage industry. Stacked parking is allowed.
Signage
- Maximum 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 advertising for the cottage industry on the property, except for such advertising as may be incorporated within the two square foot nameplate allowed for the residence.
Signs advertising the home occupation are not permitted on the property.
From the ordinance
A home occupation shall comply with the following minimum standards: ...