Revere City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
44 HOME OCCUPATIONS
§ 17.44.010 Where permitted.
Home occupations shall be permitted in any dwelling unit which is the bona fide residence of the principal practitioner or in an accessory building thereto, subject to the provisions set out in this chapter.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-9(B)(1))
§ 17.44.020 Permitted occupations.
Home occupations shall be limited to the following and similar uses:
A.
Artists, sculptors and photographers;
B.
Authors and composers;
C.
Dressmakers, seamstresses and tailors;
D.
Family child care home or babysitting for not more the total number of children allowed by EEC at a time;
E.
Large family child care home or babysitting for not more than the total number of children allowed for large family child care homes by EEC at a time;
F.
Telephone soliciting and mailing services;
G.
Home crafts such as model making, rug weaving, jewelry making and woodworking;
H.
Office facility of a salesperson, sales representative or manufacturer's representative, provided that no retail or wholesale transactions are made on the premises, other than by telephone;
I.
Office facility of an architect, broker, dentist, physician, engineer, insurance agent, land surveyor, lawyer, musician or real estate agent;
J.
School of special education or tutored whose class size does not exceed four pupils at any given time.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-9(B); C.O. 24-022, 4/8/2024)
§ 17.44.030 Prohibited occupations.
§ 17.44.040 Subordination to residential use-Floor area-Building or structural alteration.
Any home occupation shall be strictly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes and shall be restricted to not more than twenty-five percent of the gross floor area. No building or structure shall be erected, structurally altered or enlarged to accommodate a home occupation.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-9(B)(4))
§ 17.44.050 Employees.
No more than one person other than a member of the immediate family shall be employed in the home occupation.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-9(B)(5))
§ 17.44.060 Residential character-Appearance.
The appearance of the site or building in which the home occupation is conducted shall not be altered in a manner which would change the residential character of the premises, either by the use of colors, patterns, materials, construction, signs or lighting. This shall include the banning of any open storage of motor vehicles.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-9(B)(6))
§ 17.44.070 Traffic-Parking.
No home occupation shall generate traffic volumes greater than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood, and any need for parking generated by the occupation shall be provided on the site.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-9(B)(7))
§ 17.44.080 Nuisance effects.
No home occupation shall generate any noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical interference beyond that which could be normally expected from a residential use.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-9(B)(8))