A. The following occupations, when conducted in compliance with the standards set forth in subsection B of this section, shall be permitted as home occupations in all land use districts and shall not be required to obtain special use permit approval:

1. In home workspaces for artists, musicians, craft practitioners, clergy, professional services including classes led by such practitioners and other similar uses that meet the requirements of subsection B of this section;

2. Licensed family day care providers as defined in RCW 43.216.010(1)(c), or hereafter amended.

B. All home occupations shall comply with the following standards:

1. The home occupation shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes;

2. The outward appearance of the structure shall not be altered or the occupation be conducted in a manner that would cause the premises to differ from its residential character either by the use of colors, materials, construction, lighting, or the emission of sounds, exhausts, or vibrations that carry beyond the premises;

3. A home occupation shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling, or within an attached or detached accessory building on the same lot as the dwelling. Licensed family day care providers are exempt from this requirement;

4. Only the occupant(s) of the dwelling on the lot on which the home occupation is conducted may engage in such home occupation; provided, that such occupant(s) may employ no more than two nonresident employees;

5. No more than 25 percent of the floor space of a dwelling may be used primarily for the home occupation. Licensed family day care providers are exempt from this requirement;

6. No storage or display of goods and equipment shall be located within a public view, except what is customary for a residence;

7. Adequate off-street parking shall be provided;

8. One nonanimated, nonilluminated sign, not exceeding three square feet in area, may be mounted on the home occupation structure and one such sign may be installed near the adjacent road frontage. [Ord. 22-079, § 1, 8-16-22.]