Derby City Zoning Code

Said home occupations shall be conducted by members of the family residing on the premises. Not more than one nonresident shall be employed therein.

Said home occupation shall be incidental and subordinate to the residential use and shall not occupy more than 50% of the area of one floor of the principal building. No home occupation shall be conducted in an accessory building or outside of the principal building.

In no manner shall the appearance of the building be altered or shall the occupation within the residence 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, size, or the emission of sounds, noises or vibrations. No display of products shall be visible from the street, and no stock-in-trade shall be kept on the premises.

The home occupation shall not increase the vehicular traffic flow by more than one additional vehicle at a time and shall not involve the use of outdoor storage or commercial vehicles for delivery of materials to and from the premises.

No home occupation shall create noise, dust, vibration, odor, smoke, electrical interference, fire hazard or any other hazard or nuisance to any greater extent or more frequent extent than that usually experienced in the district under circumstances wherein no home occupation were to exist.

Home occupations shall in no event be deemed to include animal hospitals, kennels, barbershops, beauty parlors, clinics or hospitals, dancing schools, mortuaries, nursery schools or day-care centers, clubs, auto repair shops, restaurants, tourist homes, rooming houses or boardinghouses and uses similar to those listed above.