Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/27/2023

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1 b. The owner of the home occupation shall occupy the dwelling unit on the site of the home 2 occupation. 3 c. Home occupation operations are restricted to the dwelling unit,attached or detached garages 4 or accessory buildings. If the owner of a home occupation is conducting operations in a 5 detached accessory building, said accessory building must be located on the same parcel as 6 the owners dwelling unit, or a parcel immediately adjacent to the owner's dwelling, to which 7 the owner also has fee title. 8 d. The area set aside for the home occupation in the dwelling unit shall not exceed 20 percent 9 of the gross living area of the dwelling unit. 10 e. The area set aside for the home occupation in attached or detached accessory buildings or 11 garages shall not exceed total accessory building space or height allowed on the site of the 12 home occupation, as established in section 117-349. 13 f. A minimum of 400 square feet of garage or accessory building space shall be maintained as a 14 primary residential garage for indoor parking of vehicles and equipment. 15 g. There shall not be any exterior evidence of the existence of said home occupation such as 16 displays, exterior storage of home occupation equipment and vehicles, materials, supplies, 17 inventory or merchandise, with the following exceptions: 18 1. One motor vehicle affiliated with the home occupation, either meeting the definition of 19 a commercial vehicle or any vehicle having lettering or advertising for said home 20 occupation, shall be allowed to be stored or parked outside on the site of the home 21 occupation in accordance with section 117-355. 22 2. One piece of commercial equipment affiliated with the home occupation shall be allowed 23 to be stored or parked on the site of the home occupation in accordance with section 24 117-355. 25 h. There shall be no interior signs or display which are visible from outside the dwelling unit or 26 accessory building where the home occupation is operated nor any exterior business signs or 27 displays unless otherwise permitted in article II, division 8 of this chapter, with the following 28 exception: 29 1. A sign not exceeding two square feet in size may be displayed if affixed flat against the 30 wall of either the home or accessory building where the home occupation is being 31 conducted. The sign shall be non-illuminated and shall not have dynamic display 32 capabilities. 33 i. The home occupation shall not generate excessive vehicular traffic (customers, employees, 34 deliveries, etc.) in the residential neighborhood. Excessive vehicular traffic for purposes of 35 this section is defined as in excess of any combination of eight round-trip customer/client 36 visits and/or deliveries per standard eight hour day and no more than one on the premises at 37 any given time. For the purposes of this section, one customer/client visit shall be considered 38 to include any number of persons arriving in a single vehicle. One round-trip visit per eligible 39 employee shall also be allowed and is not counted toward the customer/client visits. An 40 increase at a rate of 25 percent is permitted if the subject property has access from a county, 41 state, or MSA street. 42 j. The home occupation does not serve as headquarters or as a dispatch center where 43 employees come to the site and are then dispatched to other locations. 44 k. The receipt or shipment of deliveries shall be limited to those made by the USPS and/or an 45 express shipping service that is characteristic of service to a residential neighborhood. 46 I. The home occupation shall not constitute a fire hazard to neighboring residences, or a 47 nuisance to neighbors because of excessive traffic, light glare, noise, odors,vibration or other 48 circumstances, as determined by the fire marshal or zoning administrator. Page 52 of 147