Chapter 17.84 — HOME OCCUPATIONS

The purpose of home occupation regulations is to allow limited business activities in residential districts when conducted by the occupants of a dwelling in a manner wholly accessory to and compatible with residential characteristics.

(Ord. 823-2016 § 31 (part), 2016)

A home occupation is permitted as an accessory activity to any dwelling unit, subject to the following regulations:

• A. The business shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling or accessory building.

• B. Employment shall be limited to members of the family residing on the premises, and to one additional nonresident employee.

• C. The total floor area used for the home occupation, including area within accessory buildings, shall be less than forty percent of the gross floor area of the dwelling unit.

D. Signs shall be limited to one unlighted sign, not more than four square feet in area. Such sign may be attached flat on the building wall or may be located elsewhere on the site, but may not be located on an easement, public rightof-way or required side yard. Minimum setback shall be ten feet from the street curb. No signage is allowed in the R-3 and R-4 residential districts.

E. The use shall not generate traffic, noise, vibration, dust, odor, heat, light, glare, electrical interference, solid waste, or other characteristics in excess of that customarily associated with similar residential uses in the general vicinity.

• F. No equipment, materials, or products associated with the use shall be stored or displayed where visible from off the premises.

• G. Home occupations may be permitted subject to obtaining a home occupation permit.

1. Permits--Applications. Applications for home occupation permits shall be made in writing by the owner of the property, lessee, or purchaser in escrow, with the written consent of the property owner. Applications shall be on forms provided by the Planning Department. All applications shall be accompanied by a fee. The fee for the Home Occupation Permit shall be set by resolution of the City Council.

2. Permits--Issuance. Upon receipt of the application the City Administrator/designee shall determine if the application meets the requirements of this section. The approval of a home occupation permit may include such conditions as is deemed necessary and reasonable to comply with subsection E of this section.

3. Permits--Business License. Upon securing a home occupation permit, the applicant must secure a City business license.

4. Appeal. Any applicant for a home occupation permit, which has been denied a permit, may appeal the decision within ten calendar days. Such appeal shall be in writing to the Planning Commission, which shall conduct a hearing in public within thirty days of receipt of the appeal to the Planning Department. (Ord. 823-2016 § 31 (part), 2016)