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§20-0403 Accessory Uses <br />C.Home Occupations <br />Many types of work can be conducted at home with little or no effect on the surrounding <br />neighborhood. The home occupation regulations of this section are intended to permit residents to <br />engage in home occupations, while ensuring that home occupations will not be a detriment to the <br />character and livability of the surrounding neighborhood. The regulations require that home <br />occupations (an accessory use) remain subordinate to the allowed principal use (household living) and <br />that the residential viability of the dwelling unit is maintained. <br />1.Types of Home Occupations <br />There are two types of home occupations - Major Home Occupations and Minor Home <br />Occupations. Both types are considered an accessory use to an allowed household living use. <br />Unless otherwise expressly stated, the regulations of this Land Development Code apply to both <br />types of home occupations. <br />2.Minor Home Occupations - Defined <br />A Minor Home Occupation is one in which residents use up to 25 percent of the floor area of <br />their home as a place of work, but in which no employees come to the site. Minor Home <br />Occupations allow up to four customers per day, with a maximum of 12 customers per week, <br />only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. No more than one customer is permitted on <br />the site at any given time. Examples include, but are not limited to, artists, crafts people, writers, <br />professional consultants personal care and grooming services, and employees of off -site <br />businesses who work from their home. In addition, tutors, such as piano or other music teachers, <br />who provide lessons to no more than 60 students per week and do not have non-resident <br />employees coming to the site, shall be deemed minor home occupations. In addition, dog <br />grooming services that would qualify as a Minor Home Occupation as a result of percentage of <br />floor area of the home, customer activity and hours of operation may be allowed after it has <br />been reviewed and approved in accordance with Conditional Use Review procedures of Sec. 20- <br />0909. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any Conditional Use Permit for such dog grooming <br />service granted pursuant to Section 20-0909 shall automatically terminate upon sale or transfer <br />of the property. For purposes of calculating floor area of a minor or major home occupation in <br />which the home occupation occupies a garage that is attached or detached from the primary <br />home structure, the sum of the home and garage square footage shall be included in the total <br />square footage from which the 25 percent maximum floor area is computed. <br />3.Major Home Occupations - Defined <br />A Major Home Occupation is one in which residents use up to 25 percent of the floor area of <br />their home as a place of work and that has a nonresident employee and/or customers coming to <br />the site. Examples are counseling, tutoring, and hair cutting and styling. <br />4.Allowed Uses <br />The home occupation regulations of this Land Development Code establish performance <br />standards for accessory home occupations rather than defining a list of allowed home <br />occupations. Uses that comply with all of the standards of this section will be allowed as home <br />occupations unless they are specifically prohibited. <br />5.Prohibited Uses <br />a.Vehicle and Large Equipment Repair <br />Any type of repair or assembly of vehicles or equipment with internal combustion engines <br />(such as autos, motorcycles, scooters, snowmobiles, outboard marine engines, lawn <br />(Supp. No. 9, Update 6) <br />Created: 2021-10-12 16:27:29 [EST] <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />