Madera County Unincorporated, California · General provision

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.

  • 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)...

  • 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

From the ordinance

A home occupation shall comply with the following minimum standards: ...
Chapter 18.89