Beaux Arts Village City Zoning Code
§ 18.10.060
Commercial activities.
(1)
No commercial activity shall be carried on within the limits of the town of Beaux Arts Village; provided, however, that the council may issue permits, which may be revoked at any time, with or without cause, for the conduct of commercial activities within the town, if the applicant has prepared an application which states that the applicant will comply with the following conditions:
(a)
The proposed commercial activity shall be carried on wholly within the confines of the applicant's home or other structure appurtenant thereto, and it shall utilize no more than 25 percent of the gross floor area of said structures.
(b)
No person who is not a member of the applicant's immediate family and who is not a resident in the applicant's home may be employed.
(c)
There shall be no exterior display, no exterior alteration of the property, no exterior signs except as allowed in subsection (5) of this section, no exterior storage of materials and no other exterior indication of commercial activity or variation from the residential character of the premises.
(d)
Structural alterations to the interior or exterior of the building that change the residential character thereof shall not be permitted.
(e)
The use of electrical or mechanical equipment that would change the fire rating of the structure or create visible or audible interference in radio or television receivers or cause fluctuations in line voltage outside the dwelling unit is prohibited. There shall be no bulk storage of flammable, explosive, or toxic materials.
(f)
There shall be no noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, or glare produced as a result of the commercial activity that would exceed that normally produced at a single-family residence.
(g)
There shall be no demand for parking beyond that which is normal to the neighborhood and no unusual or excessive traffic to and from the premises. In no case shall the commercial activity cause excessive on-street parking.
(h)
The proposed commercial activity shall not involve the use of commercial vehicles.
(i)
The proposed commercial activity shall not disturb the tranquility of the neighborhood in any way.
(2)
Applications for commercial activity permits shall be submitted to the town clerk for review at least 15 days prior to the next scheduled council meeting if the applicant wishes it to be considered at that meeting. The council may grant a commercial activity permit if they find that the applicant will comply with the above stated conditions. If required by the council, the applicant shall provide all relevant information concerning the above stated conditions to the council. This shall not apply to the activities of utility companies or to the delivery of goods to or performance of services for residents of the town.
(3)
The council may revoke a commercial activity permit at any time that it determines that the permit holder is not complying with any condition of the permit.
(4)
Rooms may be rented to not more than one person other than the family occupying a single-family dwelling. The owners of the rooms to be rented must comply with health and building code requirements and shall provide additional off-street parking for all vehicles owned or used by the roomer.
(5)
Advertising shall be permitted within the town on private property only. Signs shall be of sturdy construction and shall be no larger than three feet by three feet in size. Official notices required or permitted by the council may be posted on town rights-of-way. All signs shall be removed after their reason for being has expired.
(Ord. 372 § 6, 2009; Ord. 433 § 1 (Att. A), 2018; Ord. 471 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024)