The purpose of this section is to allow persons to conduct businesses out of their residences subject to the provisions of this section. It is the intent of this section to:

A.

Ensure the compatibility of home occupations with other uses permitted in the residential districts;

B.

Maintain and preserve the character of residential neighborhoods;

C.

Provide peace, quiet, and domestic tranquility within all residential neighborhoods within the city, and provide freedom from excessive noise, excessive traffic, nuisance, fire hazard, and other possible effects of commercial uses being conducted in residential areas; and

D.

Promote the efficient use of public services and facilities by assuring these services are provided to the residential population for which they were planned and constructed, rather than commercial uses.

It is not the intent of this section to specifically list all the uses that may qualify as a home occupation. Whether or not a use may be permitted as a home occupation shall be based upon the standards contained in Section 14.27.030 of this ordinance.

Home occupations shall comply with the following:

A.

The home occupation, including storage, must be carried out in a dwelling and/or an accessory building provided there is no outward appearance of a business being operated on the premises.

B.

The home occupation may be carried on only by the residents of the dwelling in question.

C.

No alteration of the residential appearance of the premises will occur except that which is allowed in the underlying zoning district.

D.

There shall be no display of products visible in any manner from the outside of the dwelling.

E.

The home occupation, including storage, may occupy no more than 25 percent of the total gross floor area of the structure or structures in which the home occupation is conducted.

F.

Use or storage of hazardous substances is prohibited; except at the consumer commodity level.

G.

Any activity that produces radio, TV, or other electronic interference; noise, glare, vibration, smoke, or odor beyond allowable levels as determined by local, state, or federal standards, or that can be detected beyond the property line; is prohibited.

H.

The home occupation shall not include repair or assembly of vehicles or equipment with internal combustion engines (e.g., as autos, motorcycles, marine engines, lawn mowers, chain saws, etc.) or of large appliances (e.g., washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, etc.).

I.

Visitors, customers, or deliveries shall not exceed that normally and reasonably occurring for a residence, including not more than two business visitors an hour and eight a day.

(Ordinance No. 1627, January 21, 1992; Ordinance No. 2011, February 18, 2011)

Any applicant for a home occupation must sign a Home Occupation Agreement. Such agreement shall be on a form provided by the city and shall, at a minimum, include the standards contained in Section 14.27.030. The application shall also provide a floor plan of all structures on the property where the home occupation is to be located. The site plan shall be drawn to scale and shall clearly delineate where the home occupation will be conducted.

A business license for the home occupation shall be obtained pursuant to Chapter 4.05 of the Newport Municipal Code.

Standards listed in this section shall be construed as conditions of approval. Authorization of a home occupation may be revoked by the Planning Commission in the event conditions of approval are not met or the activities of the use, or use itself, are substantially different from what was represented by the applicant. The revocation process shall be as outlined in Chapter 14.52, Procedural Requirements.