§ 22-409. Home occupations.

Home occupations shall be subject to the following regulations:

(1)

No exterior alterations of the structure shall be made which are of a nonresidential nature, and shall change the character of the residence.

(2)

Except for one non-illuminated name plate attached to the building entrance which is not more than two square feet in area, no evidence of any home occupation shall be perceptible to an observer in the street or on any other property in the agricultural or residential district.

(3)

No trading in merchandise shall be carried on and in connection with which there shall be no display of merchandise.

(4)

No mechanical equipment shall be used or activity conducted which creates any noise, dust, odor, or electrical disturbance beyond the confines of the lot on which said occupation is conducted.

(5)

Outside storage or display of materials or items associated with the home occupation shall be prohibited.

(6)

No person shall be employed at any time, other than a member of the immediate family residing on the premises.

(7)

Home occupation shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes.

(8)

The use shall be conducted entirely within the main or accessory building.

(9)

No home occupation shall cause excessive traffic. Excessive traffic shall be considered more than 20 vehicle trips per day in accordance with the most current addition of the Trip Generation Manual, published by the Institute of Traffic Engineers.

(10)

All associated parking shall be accommodated on the property upon which the home occupation is conducted. All parking areas shall be hard surfaced as either concrete or asphalt.

(11)

The total square footage of the home occupation shall not occupy more than 30 percent of the structure within which it is conducted.

(12)

Any type of repair or assembly of vehicles or equipment with internal combustion engine or of large appliances or any other work related to automobiles and their parts is prohibited.

(13)

A home occupation may not serve as headquarters or dispatch centers where employees come to the site and are dispatched to other locations.

(Code 2002, § 22-175.17; Ord. No. 2545NS, § 1(Exh. 1), 6-2-2014)