Agenda - Council Work Session - 09/26/2023

Home

1 b. Ownership. Home occupation operations are restricted to the property where the 2 owner of the home occupation resides and has title or holds rental lease. 3 C. Number. No more than one business is allowed per residential property. 4 d. Employees. One employee that is not a resident of the dwelling is allowed. 5 e. Principal structure. All business operations must be internal to the dwelling, and 6 entrance to the home occupation shall be gained from within the principal structure. 7 No home occupation activity shall be allowed within a detached accessory building or 8 garage without a Home Occupation Permit. 9 f. Size. The area of the home occupation cannot exceed the allowable square footage 10 amounts for the applicable lot size established the table in Section 450. 11 g. Parking space reserved. At least 400 square feet of indoor garage/parking space 12 reserved for personal vehicles or equipment, in either attached or detached garage 13 space. 14 h. Signage. A sign not exceeding two square feet in size may be displayed if affixed flat 15 against the wall of either the dwelling or accessory building where the home occupation 16 is being conducted. The sign shall be non -illuminated and shall not have dynamic display 17 capabilities. 18 i. Exterior. There shall be no other exterior evidence of the existence of a home 19 occupation, including outdoor storage of materials or commercial vehicles. 20 j. Vehicles and on -site parking. One passenger vehicle associated with the business is 21 allowed. The number of persons permitted on the site at any given time shall be limited 22 so as not to create a parking demand in excess of that which can be accommodated on 23 driveway(s) and/or parking pads on the site of the home occupation. 24 k. Deliveries. The occupation cannot be serviced by deliveries from vehicles with a gross 25 vehicle weight exceeding 20,000 pounds. 26 I. Nuisance prevention. The business must not create noise, odors, vibration, smoke, air 27 pollution, liquid or solid wastes, heat, glare, dust, or other adverse influences shall be 28 permitted that will in any way have an objectionable effect upon adjacent or nearby 29 property. In order to guarantee that a home occupation, once authorized, will not 30 become a nuisance to the neighbors or otherwise violate these regulations, the city 31 staff or city council may impose reasonable conditions necessary to protect the public 32 health, safety, and welfare of residents of the city. 33 M. Non -conforming uses. Any existing home occupation that is discontinued for a period 34 of more than thirty days, or is in violation of the provisions, under which it was initially 35 established, shall be brought into conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance. 36 (4) Standards for home occupations that require a home occupation permit. 37 a. Allowed Use. The home occupation must be an allowed use from the list in subsection 38 (2). 39 b. Employees. A maximum of two non-resident employees is allowed. 40 C. Vehicle. Outside parking of two commercial vehicles used for business transportation. 41 d. Accessory Structure. Use of an accessory structure is allowed, but cannot exceed 800 42 square feet of the structure space. 43 44 C) Licensed Residential Facilities — Licensed residential facilities are limited to six residents per dwelling 45 unit. This requirement applies to unlicensed supportive living facilities. 46 47 (D) Model Homes, Temporary Real Estate Offices, and Construction Trailers/Field Offices. This section 48 allows for the provision of model homes, temporary real estate offices, and temporary construction 49 trailers/field offices in new residential subdivisions or development without adversely affecting the Page 60 of 160