§ 13-168. Evaluation standards

The planning division shall apply the following standards in evaluating each application to determine if the anticipated home occupation may be allowed:

(a) There shall be no employment of persons other than permanent residents of the premises.

(b) There shall be no direct sale of products, either wholesale or retail on the premises.

(c) No more than one (1) room in the dwelling may be used for the home occupation.

(d) No building, space outside of the main building, or garage, attached or detached, shall be used for the home occupation. Storage of necessary supplies or equipment used in the home occupation may be permitted in a garage if the storage does not diminish the usable parking space in the garage.

(e) There shall be no use of utilities or community facilities beyond that normal to the residential use of the property.

(f) No use of material or mechanized equipment not recognized as being associated with a normal household use or hobby is permitted.

(g) The structure or appearance of the exterior of the dwelling shall not be altered or remodeled for home occupational purposes either by color, materials, construction, lighting, or in any other way. No part of the interior of the structure shall be remodeled for home occupation purposes other than the interior of the room where the home occupation is being conducted.

(h) No signs shall be displayed in connection with the home occupation, and there shall be no advertising using the home address, with the exception of advertising in the telephone directory.

(i) The home occupation shall not involve the use of commercial vehicles for delivery of materials to or from the premises, other than a vehicle of no more than one-ton capacity, owned by the operator of the home occupation, which shall be stored in an entirely enclosed garage. The storage of equipment such as trailers, tractors, trucks in excess of one (1) ton, wheeled construction equipment, etc. is not permitted.

(j) The home occupation shall not generate pedestrian or vehicular traffic beyond that normal to the neighborhood where it is located.

(k) The home occupation shall not result in or generate parking or storing of commercial vehicles on public streets. Commercial vehicles are defined in the State Vehicle Code and, in addition, shall include construction equipment and any other mobile paraphernalia used in connection with the home occupation.

(Ord. No. 97-11, § 2, 5-5-97)