From Zoning Ordinance Section 8.25 - Home Occupations:

8.25 HOME OCCUPATION

It is the intent of this Section to allow as home occupations only those uses that conform to the standards of this Section. In general, a home occupation is an incidental and secondary accessory use, so located and conducted as to not change the character thereof or adversely affect the uses permitted in the residential zoning district of which it is a part. The standards for home occupations are intended to ensure compatibility with other permitted uses and the residential character of the neighborhood, and to maintain the subordinate and incidental status of the home occupation.

8.25-1 - Permitted Home Occupations

Any home occupation that is incidental and subordinate to the principal residential use of a building, shall be permitted in any dwelling unit, except those which are specifically prohibited under this Ordinance, and meet the regulations set forth in Section 8.25-2.

8.25-2 - Limitations

Home occupations shall be operated in conformance with the following:

  1. All employed persons must be related, provided no more than one (1) person other than a family member shall be engaged in the home occupation.
  2. The use of the dwelling unit for the home occupation or home office shall be clearly incidental and secondary to its use for residential purposes.
  3. No more than twenty (20) percent of the livable floor area of the dwelling unit or 400 square feet, whichever is smaller, shall be used in the conduct of the home occupation or home office and shall not permit instruction, teaching or counseling of more than three (3) persons at a time other than persons residing on the premises. Group counseling or encounter groups, teaching of musical instruments, voice, dance and other instruction including academic and religious instruction shall not exceed the three (3) person limitation.
  4. No outside display, storage, or use of land is permitted.
  5. No signage shall advertise the presence or operation of home occupation.
  6. No more than one (1) home occupation shall be permitted on any zoning lot.
  7. There shall be no manufacturing or processing of any sort.
  8. No wholesale, jobbing or retail business shall be permitted unless it is conducted entirely by mail or telephone and does not involve the receipt, sale, shipment, delivery or storage of merchandise or food products on or from the premises, provided, however, that articles produced by members of the immediate family residing on the premises may be sold from and stored upon the premises.
  9. There shall be no interior or exterior alteration of the principal residential building which changes the residential character thereof as a dwelling.
  10. The home occupation shall be conducted entirely within the principal residential building (excluding any attached garage or accessory structure) and shall not be visible from any existing dwelling on any adjacent lot.
  11. No equipment or process shall be used in such home occupation that creates noise, vibration, light, glare, fumes, odors or electrical interference detectable to normal senses off the lot. In the case of electrical interference, no equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible interference in any radio or television receivers off the premises, or causes fluctuations in line voltage off the premises.
  12. No traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in greater volumes than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood, and in no case shall traffic volume be created by the home occupation greater than ten (10) trips per day in any one day, including deliveries.
  13. Deliveries are limited to a maximum of two (2) per day, and are not to be conducted by a vehicle that exceeds a useful load of one ton. Deliveries shall only be conducted by private passenger vehicles, parcel service or letter carrier.
  14. Parking generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall be met by the off-street parking regulations, and be located in areas other than a required yard. No more than one (1) commercial vehicle shall be stored on the lot. All parking shall be on hard surfaced parking areas.
  15. No home occupation shall cause an increase of more than ten percent (10%) in the use of any one or more utilities (water, sewer, electrical, telephone, garbage, etc.) so that the combined total use for dwelling and home occupation purposes exceeds the average for residences in the neighborhood.

8.25-3 - Particular Home Occupations Prohibited

The following uses, by the nature of the investment or operation, have a pronounced tendency, once started, to rapidly increase beyond the limits permitted for home occupations, and thereby substantially impair the use and value of a residentially zoned property for residential purposes. Therefore, the uses specified below are prohibited in residential districts:

  1. Barber shops, beauty shops and nail salons or other similar uses providing any personal service related to the betterment of physical appearance with more than 2 service stations (including but not limited to chairs, sinks, dryers, etc), unless specifically permitted by the district regulations;
  2. Dance schools with more than five pupils in attendance at any given time;
  3. Funeral homes and mortuaries;