To assure compliance with provisions of the Zoning Ordinance and to protect the character of residential neighborhoods in the City of Parowan, a Home Occupation application shall be obtained from the office of the City administration before a dwelling unit in a residential zone may be used for business purposes.

The Parowan City Building Administrator shall review each home occupation application for a home occupation permit and determine if it complies with all City criteria. Upon review of the same, the Building Administrator may approve of said home occupation permit, without further review, if (1) the Building Administrator determines that the application complies with all City requirements, (2) the applicant is not protested by any party within 300 feet of the applicant’s property; and (3) the Building Administrator does not have any concerns regarding the Home Occupation Permit. The Building Administrator may issue a Home Occupation Permit subject to any conditions attached thereto, and any time limitations imposed thereon. In the event that that the home occupation permit is denied or referred to the Parowan City Planning Commission by the Building Administrator, requires restrictions imposed upon the home occupation permit which the applicant disputes, or is protested by any property owner within 300 feet of the applicant, then the applicant shall be referred to the Parowan City Planning and Zoning Commission for approval or disapproval of the home occupation permit. After review of the same, the Parowan City Planning and Zoning Commission shall approve or deny a Home Occupation Permit in accordance with the terms of this Ordinance. The Planning Commission may issue a Home Occupation Permit which shall state the home occupation is permitted subject to any conditions attached thereto, and any time limitations imposed thereon. The permit shall not be issued the applicant is willing to meet all of the conditions required, and that the applicant has agreed to comply with all conditions issued in the permit.

Each and every one of the following conditions must be observed at all times by the holder of a Home Occupation Permit:

1. The home occupation will be conducted only by members of the family residing on the premises.
2. The home occupation shall be conducted wholly within the structures on the premises and shall not exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the total ground floor area of the home. The home occupation shall not occupy any area within said structures which is required for off-street parking by the provisions of this Chapter.
3. Inventory and supplies for the home occupation shall not occupy more than fifty (50) percent of the permitted area, or twelve (12) percent of the ground floor area of the home.
4. No business signs are used with the exception of one unlighted sign concerned with the home occupation or office of a professional person not to exceed one (1) square foot in area which shall be attached to and parallel with the building.
5. No display of any kind shall be visible from the exterior of the premises.
6. The home occupation shall not generate pedestrian or commercial traffic in excess of that customarily associated with the zone in which the use is located. Off-street parking shall not exceed that specified for residential lots as noted in PCMC 15.52.
7. There shall be complete conformity with fire, building, plumbing, electrical and health codes and to all state and city laws and ordinances.
8. The home occupation shall not cause a demand for municipal or utility services or community facilities in excess of those usually and customarily provided for residential uses.
9. The home occupation shall not alter the residential character of the premises or unreasonably disturb the peace and quiet, including radio and television reception, of the neighborhood by reason of color, design, materials, construction, lighting, sounds, noises, vibrations, dust, odors, noxious fumes, etc.
10. Any special condition established by the Planning Commission and made of record in the Home Occupation Permit, as it deems necessary to carry out the intent of this Chapter shall be met.
11. All Home Occupation activities which result in reported violations, complaints, or detrimental characteristics which may, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, require termination of said home occupation and revocation of the Home Occupation Permit, shall be subject to a hearing before the Planning Commission.
12. Retail sales on the premises shall be limited to merchandise directly related to the services offered by the home occupation; otherwise, there shall be no delivery or resale to customers of retail merchandise on the premises.
13. Premises shall be subject to inspection by the Planning Commission, after reasonable notice is given with due cause.

Any Home Occupation Permit shall be revoked by the Planning Commission upon violation of any requirements of this Chapter, or upon failure to comply with any of the conditions or limitations of the permit, unless such violation is corrected within ten (10) days of receipt of written notice thereof. A permit may be revoked for repeated violations of the requirements of this Chapter, notwithstanding compliance to the violation notice.

In the event of denial of any permit, or of the revocations thereof or of objection to the limitations placed thereon, appeal may be made to the Parowan Board of Adjustments with the provisions of this Chapter.

A Home Occupation Permit is not a business license, and the granting of said permit shall not relieve the permittee of any other license requirement of the City or of any other public agency.

If required by the State of Utah, a Utah State sales tax license will be required with Parowan City listed as a business location.

Applicants for Home Occupation Permits are required to give written notification to all property owners within three hundred (300) feet of the nearest point of the property involved of the pending action. The written notification should describe the location and nature of the proposed home occupation. It must inform neighboring property owners of the opportunity to comment upon the application in a meeting of the Planning Commission. The time, date and place of the meeting at which the application will be considered should be noted. The notification should be read and signed by the neighboring property owners to attest their understanding of its contents. The signed notifications should be attached to the application for the home occupation permit. Notification may be accomplished in person or by mail with the use of self-addressed, stamped envelopes. Notification must be accomplished at the applicant's expense.