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within a radius of 100 feet shall be notified in writing by the Community Development Department of the application and that they have 7 days in which to share comments or concerns about the application before the Community Development Department issues the permit. iii. Conditions: The City may impose conditions on the issuance of an ADU permit. Such conditions must be directly related to, and must bear a rough proportionality to, impacts created by the ADU. iv. Revocation: If a permitted ADU or the property for which an ADU permit has been issued should fail to meet the requirements of the permit, and/or if a property for which an ADU permit has been issued should become ineligible for such permit, the issued ADU permit may be revoked upon the determination by the Community Development Department that the noncompliance and/or ineligibility issue(s) cannot or have not been resolved. If an ADU permit is revoked, occupation of the ADU by a person or persons other than the family (as defined in § 100 1. 11 of this Title) occupying the principal dwelling unit shall cease within 60 days of the date of the revocation. V. Appeals: Determinations pertaining to the continuing compliance and/or eligibility of an ADU permit or the property for which an ADU permit has been issued are subject to appeal according to the procedure for appeals of administrative decisions established in Section 1009.08 of this Title. vi. Expiration: An ADU permit shall expire upon transfer of the property to a new owner. Continued use of an ADU on a property which has been transferred to a new owner shall require the new owner to apply for a new ADU permit. 2. Garden Sheds in LDR Districts: Garden sheds may be built and/or sided with materials which are different in character from the principal structure, but acceptable materials shall not include galvanized or corrugated metal. 3. Home Occupation: Home occupations are allowed in residential districts, subject to the standards below. a. All new home occupations as of January 1, 2011, shall be subject to an annual registration with the City, on a form as required by the Community Development Department and with a fee as determined by the City Council. b. Home occupations shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to the residential use of the property. Exterior alterations or modifications that change the residential character or appearance of any structures or the property itself are not allowed. c. Home occupations shall not occupy more than 30% of the floor area of the dwelling, to a maximum of 600 square feet. The home occupation shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling. An accessory building shall not be used in the operation of a home occupation. d. Only persons residing on the premises and no more than 1 nonresident employee shall be engaged in the conduct of home occupations on the premises at any given time. e. There shall be no outside storage of products, materials, or equipment used in conjunction with home occupations. f The required off-street parking for the residential use shall not be reduced or made unusable by home occupations. g. Home occupations shall not generate excessive traffic or parking demand that is detrimental to the character of the neighborhood. h. Shipment and delivery of products, merchandise, or supplies shall be by single rear axle straight trucks or similar delivery vehicles normally used to serve residential neighborhoods. i. There shall be no indications of offensive noise, odors, smoke, heat, glare, vibration, or electrical interference at or beyond the boundaries of the residential lots occupied by home occupations. j. Home occupations shall meet all applicable fire and building codes, as well as any other City, State, or Federal regulations.