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1. Purpose: The purpose of the home occupation regulations is to provide an opportunity for home occupations, while ensuring that such home occupations do not have an adverse impact on the character and livability of the surrounding neighborhood. The home occupation regulations also ensure that the home occupation is secondary and subordinate to the principal residential use of the property. 2. Standards: Home occupations shall be subject to the following standards: a. Home occupations shall only be conducted by the resident of the dwelling, and within the principal residential structure or dwelling. Not more than thirty percent (30%) of the floor area of the dwelling, to a maximum of six hundred (600) square feet, may be used for such purposes. The home occupation shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling. An accessory building shall not be used to operate a home occupation. b. Only the resident owner(s) or tenant(s) of the dwelling, and not more than one nonresident employee or full-time equivalent (FTE), shall be engaged in the conduct of the home occupation on the premises at any time. For purposes of this provision, "nonresident employee" shall include an employee, business partner, independent contractor, or other person affiliated with the home occupation who visits or works at the site as part of the home occupation. c. The home occupation shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for residential purposes. Exterior alterations or modifications that change the residential character or appearance of the dwelling to allow exterior business identity shall not be allowed. Interior alterations or modifications that eliminate the kitchen, living room, any of the bedrooms or bathrooms of the dwelling shall not be allowed. d. There shall be no exterior display or storage of equipment or materials used in the operation of the home occupation. e. The required off-street parking for the residential use shall not be reduced or made unusable by the home occupation. The home occupation shall have a maximum of two (2) additional vehicles to be parked on or near the property at anyone time. f. Shipment or delivery of products, merchandise or supplies shall be by single rear axle straight trucks or similar delivery vehicles normally used to serve residential neighborhoods. g. Signage for the home occupation shall be subject to the requirements of subsection 1009.04Al of this Title. h. The operation of the home occupation (except day care), as it is apparent to adjacent residential uses and including the movement of business vehicles, shall begin no earlier than eight o'clock (8:00) AM. and end no later than eight o'clock (8:00) P.M. i. There shall be no indication of offensive odors, noise, vibration, dust, or heat beyond the boundaries of the residential lot occupied by the home occupation. j. The following activities shall be prohibited as home occupations: (1) The operation of any wholesale or retail business unless it is conducted entirely by mail and does not involve the sale, shipment or delivery of merchandise on the premises. The sale of products incidental to the delivery of a service is allowed (such as the sale of computer discs by a computer software consultant). (2) Any manufacturing, stamping, grinding or power tool business, motor vehicle repair, tuning, service, painting, or body shops. (3) The operation of a barber or beauty shop, except as allowed by conditional use permit. (4) The sale, lease, trade, or transfer of firearms or ammunition by a firearms dealer. (5) Headquarters or dispatch centers where persons come to the site and are dispatched to other locations. (Ord. 1212,10-12-1998) H. Repairs: There shall be no commercial automotive repairs on a lot in a residence district. (Ord. 758, 6-23-1975) I. Garage and Boutique Sales In Residential Districts: 1. Restricted: Garage sales and residential boutique sales are permitted accessory uses in R-l, R-2, 4