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Home Occupation Ordinance Definition Home Occupation — Any gainful occupation of non-residential nature conducted entirely within the dwelling or accessory building and carried on only by the inhabitants and no more than one (1) non- resident thereof, which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for residential purposes. No articles may be sold or offered for sale except as may be produced on the premises by members of the immediate family residing therein. Home occupations shall not include the repair of internal combustion engines (other than small engine repair), body shops, machine shops, welding shops, contracting or landscaping type businesses requiring on -site storage of commercial equipment or other objectionable uses as determined by the City Council. The home occupation shall not be conducted in more than twenty-five (25) percent of the floor area of the dwelling or four hundred (400) square feet, whichever is less There shall be no outside display of goods or storage of equipment or material used in the 'home occupation'. Home Occupation Section Purpose & Intent — insert purpose and intent statement here Home Occupations requiring a License Home occupations shall require a Special Home Occupation license if any of the following circumstances would occur more than 30 days each year: • Employment of a non-resident in the home occupation. • Customers or customers' vehicles on the premises. • Manufacture, assembly or processing of products or materials on the premises • More than one vehicle associated with the home occupation which is classified as a light commercial vehicle. • A vehicle and/or trailer used in the home occupation, and parked on the premises, which exceeds a one ton payload capacity. • If the home occupation produces any waste that should be treated or regulated. Home Occupations requiring a Conditional Use Permit • A vehicle used in a home occupation, and parked on the premises, with greater than a one ton payload capacity is needed. Parking of this vehicle shall only be allowed by the issuance of a conditional -use parking permit issued by the City of Gem Lake Requirements applicable to Home Occupations requiring a license or Conditional Use Permit • No traffic shall be generated by a home occupation in greater volumes than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood. The need for off-street parking shall not exceed more than three off-street parking spaces for the home occupation at any given time, in addition to the parking spaces required by the residents. • No more than one non-resident employee shall be allowed to work on the premises. Nonresident employees who work off the premises may be allowed to visit the premises. If an on -site employee is parking on site. off -site employees shall not leave their vehicles on site If there is no on -site employee vehicle parked on site, one off -site employee vehicle may be parked on site. • No vehicle associated with the home occupation, including customers or employees, shall be parked on the street or block sidewalks or public easements. Private vehicles used by the residents shall not be included in this subsection. • An area equivalent to no more than 20 percent of each level of the house, including the basement and garage, shall be used in the conduct of a home occupation. Commented [EPM1]: Current definition from Appendix A (Us Commented [EPM21- Could have this added into the General Provisions" section of the Consolidated Land e Ordinance, or have a standalone ordinance outside of the Consolidated Land Use Ordinance. This would specify details of what is and isn't allowed in regards to Home Occupations.