Agenda - Planning Commission - 10/28/2021 - Work Session

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a. No one is transported from the premises to a job site who does not reside on the premises. r. All vehicles brought to the property in conjunction with the business are narked in the driveway. Residents' vehicles are not parked in the streets to provide these driveway parking spaces. No narking spaces are improved to provide for the home occupation. Any vehicle whose nature or signage indicate it is used in the business is narked in the driveway or garage. (2) Administrative home occupation permit required. Home occupations that include one or more of the following practices or operational methods shall require a home occupation permit that is subject to the review and approval of the zoning administrator. (3) a. The home occupation employs persons, which includes but is not limited to co - owners, partners, and employees), that do not live in the dwelling unit on the property but come to the property for purposes related to the occupation. or to conduct work on the property. 1. The owner of a home occupation on a parcel less than three acres in size may employ a maximum of one person that does not reside in the dwelling unit on the property but does conduct work on the property. The owner of a home occupation on a parcel three acres or greater in size may employ a maximum of three persons that do not reside in the dwelling unit on the property but do conduct work on the property. 2. Off-street parking for the dwelling unit occupants and any nonresident employees is provided in accordance with section 117-355. b. The home occupation involves operating methods that include transactions with the public (customers, clients, consultants, subcontractors, etc.) on the site of the home occupation. The number of persons permitted on the site at any given time shall be limited so as not to create a parking demand in excess of that which can be accommodated on driveway on the site of the home occupation. c. Retail sales are conducted on the site. Retail sales at the site shall be limited to products that are ancillary to the home occupation and shall be displayed or stored indoors. Conditional use. Home occupations that propose to operate beyond the scope of the parameters in subsection (1) and/or (2) of this section shall be processed in accordance with the procedures established for conditional use permits in section 117-51, with the exception of recording the home occupation permit should it be approved by city council. (4) Nuisance prevention. In order to guarantee that a home occupation, once authorized, will not become a nuisance to the neighbors or otherwise violate these guidelines, the city staff or city council may impose reasonable conditions necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of residents of the city. Inspections. There may be one or more inspections each year by the zoning administrator or his designee of any property covered by a home occupation permit. In Ordinance 21-13 Page 4 of 6 (5)