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Home occupations shall be operated in compliance with the following standards:

A. Residential Character Maintained. No dwelling or accessory buildings shall be built, altered, finished, or decorated externally for the purposes of conducting the home occupation in such a manner as to cause the structure to be reasonably recognized as a place where a home occupation is conducted.

B. Permitted Uses. Home occupations require a zoning permit and are limited to the following uses:

1. Professional offices;

2. Offices for personal services, such as janitorial, garden, or offices services;

3. Dressmaking, tailoring, millinery, and other home sewing work;

4. Handicrafts, such as weaving, leatherwork, and other arts and crafts;

5. Instructional classes, not exceeding five students at a time;

6. Mail order or direct sales; provided, that no direct sales to customers occur from the residence;

7. Uses that entail food handling, processing or packing of specialized minor cooking or baking; and

8. Businesses such as plumbers, electricians, contractors, pool service providers, locksmiths, minor electronics and watch repair.

C. Prohibited Uses. The following uses are not permitted as a home occupation:

1. Firearms manufacturing/storage/on-site sales;

2. Medical marijuana dispensaries or commercial cultivation or medical marijuana infusion;

3. The repair, reconditioning, servicing or manufacture of any internal combustion or diesel engine or of any motor vehicle, including automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, and boats;

4. Drop-off, repair, fix-it, or plumbing shops; and

5. Kennels, storage, caring, or grooming of animals.

D. Maximum Floor Area Allowed. A home occupation shall not occupy more than one-quarter of the total floor area in the principal building and any accessory building on the lot.

E. Signage. No sign visible from a street, except for approved live/work units in the MU Districts, shall be publicly displayed relating to the home occupation or products thereof.

F. Limitations on On-Site Employees. No more than two persons shall be employed or work on site, excepting occupants of the dwelling who are members of the resident family. However, with approval of a conditional use permit, one additional employee may be allowed if the planning and zoning commission determines that there would be no adverse impacts on the immediately adjoining neighborhood in addition to the other required findings.

G. Merchandise. On-site display of merchandise or goods for the purposes of sale on the premises shall not be permitted. Walk-in customers and on-site sales of the merchandise or goods shall not be permitted.

H. Storage. Storage related to the home occupation must be confined to the interior of the dwelling or accessory building. No hazardous materials storage is allowed.

I. Traffic and Parking. The home occupation shall not generate more than five additional daily trips related to the business (e.g., deliveries and drop-off), on average over a work-week, nor require additional off-street parking spaces for delivery of materials or supplies to or from the premises. No garage or accessory building shall be altered or used in such a manner that would reduce the number of covered parking spaces required in the district in which it is located.

J. Nuisance. No equipment or process shall be used which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odor, or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses. No equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible electrical interference in any radio or television receiver off the premises, or causes fluctuations in line voltage off the premises. The home occupation shall not involve the use of power equipment on the premises using motors exceeding one horsepower combined capacity. [Res. 21-09; Ord. 21-05 § 2; Res. 14-36 § 410.12; Ord. 14-12 § 1.]