Chapter 17.48
HOME OCCUPATIONS
Sections:
17.48.040 Home occupation standards.
17.48.010 Purpose.
This chapter recognizes the needs of people who are engaged in small-scale business ventures which could not be sustained if it were necessary to lease commercial quarters or which cannot be expanded to full-scale enterprises. Full-scale commercial or professional operations which would ordinarily be conducted in a commercial or industrial district will continue to be conducted in those districts and not at home. (Ord. 1438 §2(part), 2014)
17.48.020 Permit required.
It is unlawful for a person or individual, or corporation or other entity to engage in a home occupation as defined in Section 17.04.390 within the city limits without first having obtained a permit in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The permit shall not be transferred, nor shall it be valid at any address other than the one appearing on the permit. (Ord. 1438 §2(part), 2014)
17.48.030 Administration.
This chapter shall be administered as follows:
A. Any person or party wishing to establish a home occupation shall make application through the zoning administrator or designee. The zoning administrator or designee may approve or deny home occupation permits which do not involve outside employees. All other applications for home occupation permits shall be made to and approved or denied by the board of adjustment;
B. Applications for all home occupation permits shall be subject to payment of a permit fee; and
C. In the event the zoning administrator or designee denies a permit application, the applicant shall have ten calendar days to appeal the decision in writing to the board of adjustment. The written appeal shall be filed with the city clerk together with payment of the appeal fee. (Ord. 1438 §2(part), 2014)
17.48.040 Home occupation standards.
All home occupations shall meet the following conditions:
A. Dwelling units used for the home occupations shall be incidental and subordinate to the primary residential use with not more than twenty-five percent of the gross floor area of the entire structure being used for conducting the home occupation;
B. There shall be no exterior modification of the structure which would suggest use other than residential;
C. There shall be no exterior or window displays, signs, storage of materials, or sample commodities displayed outside of the premises;
D. The home occupation shall be fully enclosed within the primary residential structure;
E. No home occupation shall be permitted which is objectionable due to noise, dust, smoke, odor, glare, traffic attraction or other disturbing influences greater than that of other residential properties in the vicinity;
F. No materials or commodities shall be delivered to or from the home occupation which are of such bulk or quantity as to require delivery by a commercial vehicle or trailer having more than a single rear axle, excluding garbage trucks;
G. No parking shall be allowed beyond that normal to a residential area and no excessive vehicular or pedestrian traffic shall be present as a result of the home occupation;
H. No persons other than immediate residents of the structure and one outside employee may be employed in the home occupation;
I. In all residential districts no services shall be rendered on the premises which require the presence of persons in connection with the home occupation in excess of an average of four customers per day; and
J. The hours of operation for uses involving nonresident employees and the delivery of materials shall be limited to between seven a.m. and seven p.m., Monday through Saturday. (Ord. 1438 §2(part), 2014)
17.48.050 Principal uses.
Principal uses permitted may include, but are not limited to, the following:
A. Dressmaking, seamstresses and tailors;
B. Artists, sculptors, authors and composers;
C. Resident owned and operated beauty and barber shops;
D. Home crafts, such as model making, rug weaving, lapidary work and cabinet making;
E. Office facility of a salesman, sales representative or manufacturer’s representative;
F. Repair shop for household items;
G. Telephone answering or soliciting;
H. Computer programming and small-scale repair;
I. Home cooking and preserving; and
J. Other uses deemed by the board of adjustment as similar to and consistent with the intent and purpose of the applicable residential zoning district. (Ord. 1438 §2(part), 2014)
17.48.060 Prohibited uses.
The following uses are deemed to be prohibited:
A. Clinics or hospitals;
B. Mortuaries or funeral homes;
C. Commercial print shops;
D. Rental of trailers;
E. Restaurants and cafes;
F. Stables or kennels;
G. Vehicle repair or auto detailing shops;
H. Outdoor storage of building or construction materials not intended for immediate use in or on the premises; and
I. Other uses which do not comply with the intent of this chapter or the standards set forth in or the definition of a home occupation. (Ord. 1438 §2(part), 2014)
17.48.070 Exemptions.
Exemptions to this chapter include the following:
A. Child care services for up to twelve children at any one time in addition to those children living in the home;
B. Newspaper delivery; and
C. Garage and yard sales as long as the sale involves only the sale of household goods and does not continue for more than three consecutive days in any calendar month and is not in violation of any other provisions of this code. (Ord. 1438 §2(part), 2014)