Chapter 17.48
HOME OCCUPATIONS

Sections:

17.48.010    Purpose.

17.48.020    Permit Required—Standards.

17.48.010 Purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to allow limited non-residential uses within a residential neighborhood or zoning district consistent with established criteria to ensure compatibility and to keep the integrity of the surrounding residential uses and character. It will also minimize noise, traffic nuisances, hazardous material use, and other possible side effects of non-residential uses being conducted in residential areas. (Ord. 582 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 2009)

17.48.020 Permit Required—Standards.

Home occupations shall be permitted upon issuance of a zoning clearance by the town planner only when that use conforms to all of the applicable following standards:

A. The use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes.

B. The use is conducted entirely within a dwelling and is carried on by the inhabitants thereof.

C. No persons other than the inhabitants are employed at the premises in relation to the home occupation.

D. No signs or commercial names are displayed for any purpose on or about the premises.

E. No business address listings are used in telephone or business directories, web sites, advertisements, or similar publications.

F. The use does not change the character of the dwelling or adversely affect the uses permitted in the surrounding district. There shall be no external evidence of business activity.

G. The use creates only infrequent or occasional additional traffic.

H. The entrance to the space devoted to such use is from within the building and no internal or external alterations or construction features not customary in dwellings are involved. (Ord. 582 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 2009)