Sec. 30-694.1. - Home occupation regulations.
The following provisions shall apply to home occupations in all districts in which they are permitted by the use of regulations set forth in this chapter:
(1) Employment. Only persons living together as a family on the premises shall be employed on the premises in the conduct of the home occupation.
(2) Location. The home occupation shall be conducted within the dwelling unit or within a completely enclosed accessory building on the same property, provided that the home occupation use of an accessory building shall be permitted only when authorized by exception granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to Section 30-1040.3. Use of an accessory building for motor vehicle parking or incidental storage of products or materials used in conjunction with a home occupation conducted within the dwelling unit shall not require an exception. There shall be no outside activity or outside storage of products or materials in conjunction with any home occupation.
(3) Area. The home occupation, whether located in the dwelling unit or in an accessory building, shall not occupy an area greater than the equivalent of 25 percent of the enclosed and heated floor area of the dwelling unit or more than 500 square feet, whichever is less. Areas within enclosed buildings and used for parking of vehicles as may be required by Section 30-640.2 shall not be included in calculation of the area devoted to the home occupation.
(4) Appearance. There shall be no signs, other than specifically permitted by Article V of this chapter, and no displays or alterations to the exterior of the building or premises that would distinguish it as being devoted to a nondwelling use.
(5) Intensity/traffic. Visitation by clients, customers, vendors or other visitors associated with the home occupation, including deliveries, shall not exceed a total of four vehicles per day, nor more than two persons at any one time, and shall occur only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
(6) Vehicles. Parking or storage of vehicles shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Section 30-640.2, provided that no more than two vehicles used in conjunction with a home occupation shall be parked or stored on the premises either outside or inside a completely covered enclosed building.
(7) Prohibited activities. In conjunction with any home occupation, no product shall be offered for sale directly to customers on the premises, there shall be no housing of persons for compensation, and there shall be no repair of vehicles or internal combustion engines. The following uses or activities shall be prohibited as a home occupation: beauty salons, barber shops, manicure or pedicure services, massage therapy, medical or dental offices and clinics, catering businesses, kennels, veterinary clinics and similar uses or activities.
(8) Performance. There shall be no process or activity conducted or equipment operated that generates any noise, vibration, odor, smoke, fumes, glare or electrical interference discernable to the normal senses beyond the lot lines of the property on which the home occupation is conducted. In the case of a home occupation conducted in a dwelling unit other than a single-family detached dwelling, such impacts shall not be discernable to the normal senses outside of the dwelling unit. The use or storage or both of hazardous materials of such type or in such quantities not normally permitted in a residential structure shall be prohibited.
(Code 2004, § 114-694.1; Code 2015, § 30-694.1; Code 2020, § 30-694.1; Ord. No. 2005-339-2006-10, § 2, 1-9-2006)
