21.10.040 Home occupations.

A.     Home occupations which are not disruptive to the residential character of the neighborhood shall be permitted as an accessory use, subject to the following conditions:

1.     Home occupations shall be conducted as a secondary use by a resident or residents of the premises;

2.     No employees shall be employed on the premises;

3.     All home occupation activities shall be conducted entirely within the residential structure, except for permitted agricultural or horticultural uses;

4.     There shall be no external alteration to the appearance of the residential structure that would reflect the existence of the home occupation;

5.     No storage of materials, goods, equipment or stock in trade shall be permitted where visible from the exterior of the property;

6.     No deliveries or pickups by heavy duty commercial vehicles shall be permitted;

7.     Sale of goods or services shall not be conducted on the property, except for agricultural goods grown on the premises. This provision shall not be construed to prohibit taking orders for sale where delivery of goods or performance of services does not occur on the property;

8.     The home occupation shall not cause any external effect that is inconsistent with the residential zone or disrupts the neighborhood, including, but not limited to, noise from equipment, traffic, lighting, offensive odor or electrical interference;

9.     No advertising, signs or displays of any kind indicating the existence of the home occupation shall be permitted on the premises;

10.    The home occupation shall not cause the elimination of required off-street parking;

11.    The home occupation may not utilize an area greater than twenty percent of the combined total floor area of all on-site structures; and

12.    A city business license is required for the conduct of a home occupation. (Ord. NS-718 § 7, 2004)