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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <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 <br />or accessory buildings. If the owner of a home occupation is conducting operations in a <br />detached accessory building, said accessory building must be located on the same parcel as <br />the owners dwelling unit, or a parcel immediately adjacent to the owner's dwelling, to which <br />the owner also has fee title. <br />d. The area set aside for the home occupation in the dwelling unit shall not exceed 20 percent <br />of 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 <br />home 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 />g. 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 <br />a commercial vehicle or any vehicle having lettering or advertising for said home <br />occupation, shall be allowed to be stored or parked outside on the site of the home <br />occupation in accordance with section 117-355. <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 <br />117-355. <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 />1. A sign not exceeding two square feet in size may be displayed if affixed flat against the <br />wall of either the home or accessory building where the home occupation is being <br />conducted. The sign shall be non -illuminated and shall not have dynamic display <br />capabilities. <br />i. The home occupation shall not generate excessive vehicular traffic (customers, employees, <br />deliveries, etc.) in the residential neighborhood. Excessive vehicular traffic for purposes of <br />this section is defined as in excess of any combination of eight round-trip customer/client <br />visits and/or deliveries per standard eight hour day and no more than one on the premises at <br />any given time. For the purposes of this section, one customer/client visit shall be considered <br />to include any number of persons arriving in a single vehicle. One round-trip visit per eligible <br />employee shall also be allowed and is not counted toward the customer/client visits. An <br />increase at a rate of 25 percent is permitted if the subject property has access from a county, <br />state, or MSA street. <br />j. The home occupation does not serve as headquarters or as a dispatch center where <br />employees come to the site and are then dispatched to other locations. <br />k. The receipt or shipment of deliveries shall be limited to those made by the USPS and/or an <br />express shipping service that is characteristic of service to a residential neighborhood. <br />I. The home occupation shall not constitute a fire hazard to neighboring residences, or a <br />nuisance to neighbors because of excessive traffic, light glare, noise, odors, vibration or other <br />circumstances, as determined by the fire marshal or zoning administrator. <br />Page 52 of 147 <br />