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<br /> <br />{Ļĭ͵ ЊЊАΏЌЎЊ͵ IƚƒĻ ƚĭĭǒƦğƷźƚƓƭ͵ <br />Home occupations shall be allowed to exist in the residential zoning districts in accordance with certain <br />criteria established to protect the peace, quiet, and domestic tranquility in all residential neighborhoods within the <br />city, and in order to guarantee all residents freedom from excessive noise, excessive traffic, nuisance, fire hazard <br />and other possible effects of said home occupation uses. It is the intent of this section that the property owner <br />shall have a vested interest in the business, as the city does not desire to create business incubators for lease <br />within the residential districts. Applications for a home occupation permit shall be processed administratively by <br />the zoning administrator; or when circumstances necessitate, in accordance with the processing procedure <br />established for conditional use permits in section 117-51. Home occupation permits may be suspended or revoked <br />pursuant to the procedure established in section 117-51. <br />(1) Requirements. Home occupations that operate under the following parameters shall be exempt from a <br />permit. If a home occupation operates beyond the conditions below or if the home occupation creates <br />conditions described in subsection (2), a permit shall be required. <br />a. The home occupation shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use of the <br />premises, and shall result in no incompatibility with or disturbance to the surrounding area. <br />b. A home occupation can either have clients or customers coming to the residence or employ a <br />nonresident of the dwelling at the home occupation. <br />b.c. The owner of the home occupation shall occupy the dwelling unit on the site of the home <br />occupation. <br />c.d. Home occupation operations are restricted to the dwelling unit, attached or detached garages or <br />accessory buildings property where the owner resides and has fee title. If the owner of a home <br />occupation is conducting operations in a detached accessory building, said accessory building <br />must be located on the same parcel as the owners dwelling unit, or a parcel immediately <br />adjacent to the owner's dwelling, to which the owner also has fee title. <br />d.e. The area set aside for the home occupation in the dwelling unit shall not exceed 20 percent of <br />the gross living area of the dwelling unit. <br />1. If the owner of a home occupation is conducting operations outside of the principle and <br />accessory structure, the area set aside for the home occupation shall not exceed 20 percent <br />of the subject property. <br />e.f. The area set aside for the home occupation in attached or detached accessory buildings or <br />garages shall not exceed total accessory building space or height allowed on the site of the home <br />occupation, as established in section 117-349. <br />f.g. A minimum of 400 200 square feet of garage or accessory building space shall be maintained as a <br />primary residential garage for indoor parking of vehicles and equipment. <br />g.h. There shall not be any exterior evidence of the existence of said home occupation such as <br />displays, exterior storage of home occupation equipment and vehicles, materials, supplies, <br />inventory or merchandise, with the following exceptions: <br />1. One motor vehicle affiliated with the home occupation, either meeting the definition of a <br />commercial vehicle or any vehicle having lettering or advertising for said home occupation, <br />shall be allowed to be stored or parked outside on the site of the home occupation in <br />accordance with section 117-355. <br /> <br /> #±¤ ³¤£Ÿ ʆʂʆʅŻʅʂŻʂʅ ʅʂŸʇʌŸʆʅ Ơ%34ơ <br />(Supp. No. 10, Update 3) <br /> <br />Page 1 of 4 <br /> <br />