Definition Section

Home Occupation - A commercial activity that is conducted by a person entirely within a dwelling unit on the same lot where such person resides, and is of a nature which does not require the employment of non-family members, the use of on-site advertising, frequent customer travel to the site, the on-site storage of heavy equipment, or other exterior evidence of business use which differentiates the appearance of the property from that of other dwellings used exclusively as residences.

The purpose of establishing conditions for home occupations is to ensure that such uses remain subordinate to the principal use of the property as a residence. No home occupation shall be permitted which would have a significant adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhood. To be considered compatible with a residential neighborhood, a home occupation must meet all of the following conditions:

1. No goods, stock in trade, or other commodities may be visible from outside the building; and
   
   
2. There are no on-premise retail sales of goods or merchandise from inventory held on the premises, with the exception of sales made via mail order, via telecommunication, or incidental sales that are directly related and subordinate to the Home Occupation (such as hair products at a salon) that do not generate separate trips to the home; and
   
   
3. The home occupation shall not employ more than two (2) persons who are not residents on the premises; and
   
   

4. The use shall not create objectionable traffic, noise, fumes, odor, dust, vibration, heat, glare, or electrical interference; and

5. Not more than 25% of the habitable floor area of the dwelling may be utilized by the occupation; and
   
   
6. Except for permitted signs and required parking, tThere shall be no external evidence of the occupation which differentiates the residence in appearance from other residential properties similarly situated; and
   
   
7. Off-street parking shall be provided as specified in Article 9; and
   
   
8. A single sign is allowed as permitted in Article 8: and
   
   
9. The use is not one of the following, which are expressly prohibited as home occupations:
   
   
   1. Commercial kennels;
      
      
   2. Uses involving the parking or storage of tractor trailers, or the parking or storage of trucks with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) greater than 16,000 lbs.;
      
      
   3. Auto or small engine repair or maintenance, welding, or other uses which involve the visible storage on the property of automobiles or the parts thereof.