Applications for home occupations are administered by the Planning Department and may exist in any residential district.

(`67 Code, § 6-4-1) (Ord. 92-07, passed 7-13-92)

   It is the intent of the following criteria to reduce the impact of the home occupation to the degree that its effects on the neighborhood are undetectable from normal and usual residential activity:

   (A)   Only occupants of the dwelling shall be engaged in home occupation on the subject property. In the event of a partnership or corporation, at least one of the members must be a resident of the subject property.

   (B)   Off-site employees or partners are permitted so long as they do not work or report for work at subject property.

   (C)   The use of the dwelling for the home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes. The home occupation may be conducted in the principal dwelling or accessory structure on the subject property, provided that the area does not exceed 20% of the habitable floor area of the principal dwelling.

   (D)   There shall be no mechanical equipment or operation used which creates or makes noise, dust, odor, vibration or other effects detectable at the property line. Noise level at the property line shall not exceed 65 dBA.

   (E)   There shall be no display of products produced by the home occupation visible in any manner from the outside of the dwelling unit.

   (F)   The use shall not generate pedestrian or vehicular traffic beyond that which is normal in a residential district nor in any case require the parking of more than two additional vehicles at any one time.

   (G)   There shall be no storage of material or supplies out of doors.

   (H)   There shall be no change in the outside appearance of the building premises, or any visible evidence of the conduct of such home occupation other than one sign not to exceed two square feet.

   (I)   There shall be no advertising of a home occupation which uses the address of the location.

   (J)   The following specific home occupation uses shall be permitted subject to further limitations as follows:

      (1)   Beauty/barber shops limited to one customer.

      (2)   Contractors' and subcontractors' offices are permitted as home occupations. However, the storage of materials, equipment, commercial vehicles of more than one ton, nor more than one vehicle of less than one ton not normally associated with residential uses shall be prohibited.

      (3)   Swimming lessons, music lessons and other similar lessons, when given to no more than three students at a time.

(`67 Code, § 6-4-2) (Ord. 92-07, passed 7-13-92)

   The following uses are expressly prohibited as home occupations:

   (A)   Repair or reconditioning of motorized vehicles or equipment, on site.

   (B)   Manufacturing, including cabinet shops and similar uses.

   (C)   Repair or reconditioning of major household appliances, including refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers/dryers, dish washers, stoves, heating and air-conditioning equipment and lawn mowers.

   (D)   Repair or reconditioning of boats or recreational vehicles.

   (E)   Medical, dental and chiropractic clinics and offices.

   (F)   There shall be no delivery of merchandise to customers at the premises other than that incidental to a service conducted on the premises.

(`67 Code, § 6-4-3) (Ord. 92-07, passed 7-13-92)