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1. If the owner of a home occupation is conducting operations outside of the principle and accessory structure, the area set aside for the home occupation shall not exceed 20 percent of the subject property. The area set aside for the home occupation in attached or detached accessory buildings or garages shall not exceed total accessory building space or height allowed on the site of the home occupation, as established in section 117-349. f,ga A minimum of 400 200 square feet of garage or accessory building space shall be maintained as a primary residential garage for indoor parking of vehicles and equipment. gh. There shall not be any exterior evidence of the existence of said home occupation such as displays, exterior storage of home occupation equipment and vehicles, materials, supplies, inventory or merchandise, with the following exceptions: 1. One motor vehicle affiliated with the home occupation, either meeting the definition of a commercial vehicle or any vehicle having lettering or advertising for said home occupation, shall be allowed to be stored or parked outside on the site of the home occupation in accordance with section 117-355. 2. One piece of commercial equipment affiliated with the home occupation shall be allowed to be stored or parked on the site of the home occupation in accordance with section 117- 355. i There shall be no interior signs or display which are visible from outside the dwelling unit or accessory building where the home occupation is operated nor any exterior business signs or displays unless otherwise permitted in article II, division 8 of this chapter, with the following exception: 1. A sign not exceeding two square feet in size may be displayed if affixed flat against the wall of either the home or accessory building where the home occupation is being conducted. The sign shall be non -illuminated and shall not have dynamic display capabilities. The home occupation shall not generate excessive vehicular traffic (customers, employees, deliveries, etc.) in the residential neighborhood. Excessive vehicular traffic for purposes of this section is defined as in excess of any combination of eight round-trip customer/client visits and/or deliveries per standard eight hour day and no more than one on the premises at any given time. For the purposes of this section, one customer/client visit shall be considered to include any number of persons arriving in a single vehicle. One round-trip visit per eligible employee shall also be allowed and is not counted toward the customer/client visits. An increase at a rate of 25 percent is permitted if the subject property has access from a county, state, or MSA street. jk. The home occupation does not serve as headquarters or as a dispatch center where employees come to the site and are then dispatched to other locations. This includes transporting of materials, stored equipment, or employees from the premises to a job site or any business - related location. I. The receipt or shipment of deliveries shall be limited to those made by the USPS and/or an express shipping service that is characteristic of service to a residential neighborhood. 4m. The home occupation shall not constitute a fire hazard to neighboring residences, or a nuisance to neighbors because of excessive traffic, light glare, noise, odors, vibration or other circumstances, as determined by the fire marshal or zoning administrator. Win. The home occupation shall not include operations relating to internal combustion engines, body shops, ammunition manufacturing, motor vehicle repairs or sale, or any other objectionable uses as determined by the zoning administrator. (Supp. No. 10, Update 3) Created: 2021-10-01 10:38:21 [EST] Page 2 of 4