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Auburndale Village City Zoning Code

ARTICLE II

HOME OCCUPATIONS

Sec. 16-39.- General requirements.

No home occupation, as defined in section 16-4, shall be permitted that:

(1)

Involves external alteration that effects a substantial change in the residential character of the building or is visible from the street;

(2)

Generates traffic, parking, sewerage or water use in excess of what is normal in the residential neighborhood;

(3)

Creates a hazard to person or property, results in electrical interference, or becomes a nuisance;

(4)

Results in outside storage or display of anything;

(5)

Involves other characteristics that are deemed by the zoning committee and confirmed by the village board to be unsuitable or incompatible with the surrounding residential uses.

(Ord. of 3-11-1996, § 4.01)

Sec. 16-40. - Permitted home occupations.

The following are permitted home occupations, provided they do not violate any of the provisions of section 16-39:

(1)

Dressmaking, sewing, and tailoring;

(2)

Painting, sculpturing, or writing;

(3)

Telephone answering;

(4)

Home crafts, such as model making, rug weaving, lapidary work, and cabinet making;

(5)

Tutoring, limited to four students at a time;

(6)

Home cooking and preserving;

(7)

Computer programming;

(8)

Barbershops and beauty parlors with no more than one chair;

(9)

Home offices.

(Ord. of 3-11-1996, § 4.02)

Sec. 16-41. - Prohibited home occupations.

The following are prohibited as home occupations:

(1)

Animal hospitals;

(2)

Automobile repair or paint shops.

(3)

Dancing studios;

(4)

Mortuaries;

(5)

Private clubs;

(6)

Restaurants;

(7)

Stables or kennels;

(Ord. of 3-11-1996, § 4.03)

Sec. 16-42. - Home occupations not listed.

Any proposed home occupation that is neither specifically permitted by section 16-40 nor specifically prohibited by section 16-41 shall be considered a conditional use and be granted or denied by the zoning committee upon consideration of those standards in section 16-39.

(Ord. of 3-11-1996, § 4.04)