Ord_1606 PASSED (edited for Indoor Entertainment)

Home

a. All new home occupations as of January 1, 2011, shall be subject to an annual registration 4424 with the City, on a form as required by the Community Development Department and with a 4425 fee as determined by the City Council. 4426 b. Home occupations shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to the residential use of the 4427 property. Exterior alterations or modifications that change the residential character or 4428 appearance of any structures or the property itself are not allowed. 4429 c. Home occupations shall not occupy more than 30% of the floor area of the dwelling, to a 4430 maximum of 600 square feet. The home occupation shall be conducted entirely within the 4431 dwelling. An accessory building shall not be used in the operation of a home occupation. 4432 d. Only persons residing on the premises and no more than 1 nonresident employee shall be 4433 engaged in the conduct of home occupations on the premises at any given time. 4434 e. There shall be no outside storage of products, materials, or equipment used in conjunction 4435 with home occupations. 4436 f. The required off-street parking for the residential use shall not be reduced or made unusable 4437 by home occupations. 4438 g. Home occupations shall not generate excessive traffic or parking demand that is detrimental 4439 to the character of the neighborhood. 4440 h. Shipment and delivery of products, merchandise, or supplies shall be by single rear axle 4441 straight trucks or similar delivery vehicles normally used to serve residential neighborhoods. 4442 i. There shall be no indications of offensive noise, odors, smoke, heat, glare, vibration, or 4443 electrical interference at or beyond the boundaries of the residential lots occupied by home 4444 occupations. 4445 j. Home occupations shall meet all applicable fire and building codes, as well as any other City, 4446 State, or Federal regulations. 4447 k. Signage for home occupations shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 1010 of this 4448 Title. 4449 l. The following activities shall be prohibited as home occupations: 4450 i. The operation of any wholesale or retail business unless it is conducted entirely by mail 4451 or Internet. The sale of products incidental to the delivery of a service is allowed. 4452 ii. Any manufacturing, welding, machine shop, or similar use. 4453 iii. Motor vehicle repair. 4454 iv. The sale, lease, trade, or transfer of firearms or ammunition. 4455 v. Headquarters or dispatch centers where persons come to the site and are dispatched to 4456 other locations. 4457 4. Private Swimming Pools: All private swimming pools, hot tubs, and other similar private 4458 recreational facilities are subject to the following standards: 4459 a. The facility shall not be operated as a business or private club. 4460