Extracted standards
18 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Business License required
Upon approval, a Business License shall be obtained; if not renewed, permit void.
- Client visits by appointment only
No clients without prior appointments; appointments limited to 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday.
- Compliance with performance standards, noise, hazardous materials
Shall comply with Section 17.40.090, Chapter 9.36, Chapter 8.80.
- Only resident employed
Only a resident of the dwelling unit shall be employed; no volunteers, interns, or independent contractors.
- Guns and ammunition prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. except licensed gunsmith
Guns and ammunition shall not be sold except for licensed gunsmith or firearms collector.
- Maximum floor area500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Shall occupy no more than 500 square feet of floor area.
- No alteration to residential character
No alteration to residential character; existence not apparent beyond site.
- No outdoor storage/display
No outdoor storage or display of equipment, appliances, materials, or supplies.
- Permit nontransferable
A Home Occupation Permit shall not be transferable.
- Property owner authorization for rental
For rental property, owner's written authorization required.
- Home OccupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. Permit required
A Home Occupation Permit shall be required before establishment.
- Revocation after 15 days notice15 days
Zoning Administrator may revoke after 15 days' written notice.
- Sales restriction
No items sold on-site other than products crafted on premises; off-site manufactured items via mail/internet allowed if floor area ≤500 sq ft.
- Truck dimensions8.5 ft
Truck shall fit within universal stall dimension of 8.5 ft wide by 18 ft long.
- Truck heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit7 ft
Truck shall not exceed a height of seven feet.
- Maximum one truck1 truck
Not more than one truck (350/3500 series) kept on site.
Parking
Number of off-street parking spaces accessory to dwelling shall not be reduced below required.
Signage
- No on-site signs
On-site signs advertising home occupation not allowed; paper/electronic ads allowed without address.
From the ordinance
A home occupation use shall be conducted entirely within a structure and shall occupy no more than 500 square feet of floor area. Not more than one truck, equivalent in size to a truck marketed by the major vehicle manufacturer's as a 350 or 3500 series, incidental to a home occupation use shall be kept on the site. The truck shall not exceed a height of seven feet nor larger than that able to easily fit within the universal stall dimension of eight and one-half feet wide by 18 feet long.