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Sec. 117-351. Home occupations. <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. The owner of the home occupation shall occupy the dwelling unit on the site of the home <br />occupation. <br />c. Home occupation operations are restricted to the dwelling unit, attached or detached garages or <br />accessory buildings. If the owner of a home occupation is conducting operations in a detached <br />accessory building, said accessory building must be located on the same parcel as the owners <br />dwelling unit, or a parcel immediately adjacent to the owner's dwelling, to which the owner also <br />has fee title. <br />d. 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 />e. 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. A minimum of 400 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 />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 />g• <br />2. One piece of commercial equipment affiliated with the home occupation shall be allowed <br />to be stored or parked on the site of the home occupation in accordance with section 117- <br />355. <br />h. There shall be no interior signs or display which are visible from outside the dwelling unit or <br />accessory building where the home occupation is operated nor any exterior business signs or <br />displays unless otherwise permitted in article II, division 8 of this chapter, with the following <br />exception: <br />(Supp. No. 10, Update 3) <br />Created: 2021-10-01 10:38:21 [EST] <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />