Home-based businesses

A.  A home-based business shall be permitted within a principal residence, or in an accessory structure on the same lot as the principal residence, if it meets all of the requirements of this section.

B.  The home-based business shall be:

1. Conducted as an accessory use to the principal residential use, and clearly incidental and secondary to the principal residential use;

2. Conducted by a resident of the principal residential use who may not employ more than one person who is not a resident of the principal residence.

C.  The property used for a home-based business shall satisfy the following requirements:

1.  The home-based business shall occupy no more than 300 square feet of floor space.

2.  The home-based business shall be conducted entirely inside a structure.

3. There shall be no exterior evidence that the residence is being used for a home-based business. Exterior displays, exterior signs other than those permitted under Chapter 18.24 of this Title, and exterior storage of material are prohibited.

4. The home-based business shall produce no offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, glare,  odor, or excessive heat.

5.  Traffic shall not be generated in greater volume than would be customary for a residence.

6.  No direct retail sales are permitted.

7. A commercial vehicle or equipment used in the business may be parked, kept, or stored on the lot provided it is not visible from the street or abutting properties.

D.  More than one home-based business may be conducted on a lot provided that each business meets the requirements of this section and that the combined area of the businesses occupy a total of no more than 300 square feet of floor space.

(Ord. dated 5-2-06; ord. dated 7-17-07; ord. dated 11-19-13)