A.

A customary home occupation is a business or profession carried on by an occupant of a dwelling as a secondary use which is clearly incidental to the main residential use. A home occupation may be operated in any district within the parish. Any construction which occurs in connection with the conduct of a home occupation, such as adding a home office on to a house, does not require a development permit. To take advantage of these exemptions, a home occupation shall comply with the following:

1.

It shall be conducted by family members residing on the premises and a maximum of two additional employees on the premises at any one time.

2.

It is conducted entirely within the principal building or related structures or accessory buildings and uses on the property out of sight of neighboring properties.

3.

It utilizes not more than 20 percent of the floor area of the principal building not to exceed 750 square feet, except for historic properties and bed and breakfast establishments.

4.

It produces no alteration or change in the character or exterior appearance of the principal building from that of a dwelling.

5.

It involves no sale or offering for sale any article not produced by members of the family residing on the premises.

6.

It shall contain no outside repair or storage.

7.

It has no distribution center requiring bulk deliveries and local dispensing.

8.

It shall not be used for storage for more than one commercial vehicle licensed as one ton or less in capacity per family residing on the premises.

B.

The following occupations, subject to the requirements of the previous subdivision, are permitted as customary home occupations:

1.

Barbershops and beauty shops operated by not more than two members of the residence within no more than two chairs.

2.

Artists, dressmakers, seamstresses, tailors, crafts, and interior decorators.

3.

Professional offices for architects, accountants, lawyers, engineers, doctors or dentists, and surveyors.

4.

Bed and breakfast uses where the facility has a residential appearance and adequate parking for guests is provided.

5.

Teaching, musical instruction and day care limited to six pupils at a given time.

6.

Offices for record maintenance only for businesses, e.g., electricians, plumbers, HVAC, and other contractors which perform their services at other locations.

7.

Agents for manufacturers and sales persons for records and bookkeeping only. Orders may be made by telephone solicitation and certain deliveries may be made at the dwelling.

8.

Any similar use which the zoning official deems to be a home occupation by reason or acceptance as a home occupation in the community.

(DC03-01, 1/9/03; DC09-06, 7/16/09; DC09-09, 12/17/09)