§ 7.304. Home Occupations.

A.

Home Occupations (Class I) are accessory uses in all residential districts. An occupation or profession is considered a home occupation when it:

1.

Is conducted entirely from within the principal residence with no activity or storage in the garage or other accessory buildings, or in other outdoor areas;

2.

Is conducted only by a resident or residents of the dwelling unit (no employees other than the family), no outside employees visit the site;

3.

Does not have any customer traffic or more than one (1) commercial delivery vehicle a day coming to the residence related to the home occupation;

4.

Produces no offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, or glare beyond the boundaries of the property;

5.

Is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes with storage for the use limited to a maximum of five (5) percent of the total floor area;

6.

Has no signs or other exterior evidence of its existence;

7.

A valid City sales tax and business license is maintained for business purposes;

8.

Activity shall be limited to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.; and

9.

Any parking incidental to the home occupation shall be provided on site.

B.

Home Occupations (Class II) are subject to conditional use permit in all residential districts. It is required when any of the following standards can not be met by the proposed home occupation:

1.

Is conducted entirely from within the principal residence with no activity or storage in the garage or other accessory buildings, or in other outdoor areas;

2.

Is conducted only by a resident or residents of the dwelling unit (no employees other than the family), no outside employees visit the site;

3.

Does not have any customer traffic or more than one (1) commercial delivery vehicle a day coming to the residence related to the home occupation.

C.

Except as may be provided by conditional use permit approval in conjunction with a Home Occupation (Class II), no accessory use shall include outdoor display or storage of any of the following listed items, when such items are visible or emit odor, dust, gas, noise, vibration, smoke, heat, or glare, beyond any boundary of the lot on which such items are displayed or stored:

1.

Any building or landscaping materials.

2.

Any machinery, construction trailers, parts, or appliances.

3.

Vehicles which are unlicensed, inoperable, or registered to or owned by persons not residing on, or the guests of persons residing on the premises.

4.

Any other chattel used for or intended for a commercial purpose or ultimate use other than to subject premises.

(Ord. No. 1772, 6-23-93)