§ 21-81. Home occupations.

Authorized home occupations shall comply with all of the following provisions:

(a)

No person other than members of the immediate family shall be engaged in any home occupation. The nonresidential use shall be conducted solely by the occupant and/or occupants of the dwelling.

(b)

The use of the dwelling unit for the home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to the use of the unit for residential purposes by its occupants. Under no circumstances shall the residential character of the property be changed by the home occupation.

(c)

No home occupation shall occupy more than a total of twenty (20) percent of the floor area of the principal structure.

(d)

Traffic shall not be generated by the home occupation in greater volumes than would normally be generated by a dwelling unit in a residential area. No additional parking spaces shall be provided in excess of those required to serve the residential unit.

(e)

No equipment or process shall be used in a home occupation that creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses. In case of electrical interference, no equipment or process shall be used that creates visual or audible interference in radio or television receivers or causes fluctuations in line voltages off the premises. No motor power other than electric motors shall be used in conjunction with such home occupations. The total horsepower of such motors shall not exceed one (1) horsepower, or one-third ( 1/3 ) horsepower for any single motor.

(Ord. No. O-00-09, Art. 2 (2.04.01), 4-24-00)