§ 260-74.1
Purpose and intent
- A. This article is designed to regulate the conduct of business within the home and to achieve the following purposes and objectives:
- (1) Preserve and protect residential neighborhoods from the adverse impacts of home occupation activities.
- (2) Permit residents of East Greenwich the ability to use their homes as a place of livelihood or to supplement personal or family income.
- (3) Establish criteria and standards for home occupations conducted in dwelling units and structures accessory to dwelling units.
- B. These regulations are not intended to restrict the use of a residence by the occupants for the following purposes: occasional yard or garage sales; party-related sales when conducted less than once per month; hobbies not undertaken for financial gain and seasonal sales of flowers and/or vegetables grown on site, provided no additional structure is constructed from which to sell the goods; nor are these regulations intended to restrict farming activities as permitted by this chapter.