Some types of work can be conducted at home with little or no effect on the surrounding neighborhood. The home occupation regulations of this section are intended to permit residents to engage in home occupations, while ensuring that home occupations will not be a detriment to the character and livability of the surrounding area. The regulations require that home occupations (an accessory use) remain subordinate to the principal residential use of the property and that the viability of the residential use is maintained. Zoning permits shall be required for all home occupations.

(Ord. 20-8, passed 12-7-2000)

   Home occupations that comply with the regulations of this section shall be allowed as an accessory use to any allowed residential principal use.

(Ord. 20-8, passed 12-7-2000)

   The home occupation regulations of this section establish performance standards rather than detailed lists of allowed home occupations. Uses that comply with all of the standards of this section will be allowed as home occupations unless they are specifically prohibited.

(Ord. 20-8, passed 12-7-2000)

   (A)   Vehicle/equipment repair, rental or sales. Any type of repair, rental, sales or assembly of vehicles or equipment with internal combustion engines (such as autos, motorcycles, scooters, snowmobiles, outboard marine engines, lawn mowers, chain saws and other small engines) or of large appliances (such as washing machines, dryers and refrigerators) or any other work related to automobiles and their parts is prohibited as a home occupation.

   (B)   Restaurants. Restaurants and food service establishments are not allowed as home occupations.

   (C)   Employee dispatch centers. Dispatch centers, where employees come to the site to be dispatched to other locations, are not allowed as home occupations.

   (D)   Animal care or boarding. Animal care or boarding facilities (including animal hospitals, kennels, stables and all other types of animal boarding and care facilities) are not allowed as home occupations.

   (E)   Medical offices or clinics. Medical offices and medical clinics are not allowed as home occupations. This includes doctors’ offices, dentists’ offices, psychologists’ offices, hospitals and all other medical care facilities. The prohibition shall not be interpreted as preventing medical practitioners from seeing patients in their home on an emergency basis.

   (F)   Funeral homes. Funeral homes and funeral service activities are not allowed as home occupations.

   (G)   Barber shops, beauty shops and nail salons. Barber shops, beauty shops, nail salons and other cosmetology services are not allowed as home occupations.

   (H)   Dancing schools. Dancing schools are not allowed as home occupations.

(Ord. 20-8, passed 12-7-2000)

   Home occupations shall have no more than one nonresident employee, exclusive of relatives.

(Ord. 20-8, passed 12-7-2000)

   The operator of a home occupation shall be a full-time resident of the dwelling unit.

(Ord. 20-8, passed 12-7-2000)

   Customers may visit the site of a home occupation only during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. No more than six customers or clients may visit the site of a home occupation in any single day and no more than one customer or client may visit the home occupation per hour.

(Ord. 20-8, passed 12-7-2000)

   No more than 250 square feet of the total floor area of the dwelling unit may be used to house a home occupation, or up to 1,000 square feet of an accessory structure, such as a garage. All activities and storage areas associated with home occupations must be conducted in completely enclosed structures.

(Ord. 20-8, passed 12-7-2000)

   There shall be no visible evidence of the conduct of a home occupation when viewed from the street right-of-way or from an adjacent lot. Signs for a home occupation are expressly prohibited. There may be no change in the exterior appearance of the dwelling unit that houses a home occupation or the site upon which it is conducted that will make the dwelling appear less residential in nature or function. Examples of such prohibited alterations include construction of parking lots, paving of required setbacks, adding additional entrances to the dwelling unit or adding signs or commercial-like exterior lighting.

(Ord. 20-8, passed 12-7-2000)

   No home occupation or equipment used in conjunction with a home occupation may cause odor, vibration, noise, electrical interference or fluctuation in voltage that is perceptible beyond the lot line of the lot upon which the home occupation is conducted. No hazardous substances may be used or stored in conjunction with a home occupation.

(Ord. 20-8, passed 12-7-2000)

   No more than one commercial vehicle may be regularly parked at the site of a home occupation and must be screened from public view with the exception of equipment so parked at the adoption of this chapter.

(Ord. 20-8, passed 12-7-2000)

   Deliveries or pickups of supplies or products associated with home occupations are allowed only between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

(Ord. 20-8, passed 12-7-2000)