Chapter 18.60 — HOME OCCUPATION

In addition to the requirements for each zone district, the following performance and development standards shall apply to the establishment and operation of home occupations in any zone district in which they are permitted.

(Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010)

These regulations are provided so that certain incidental and accessory uses may be established in residential neighborhoods under conditions that will insure their compatibility with the neighborhood. They are intended to protect the rights of the residents to engage in certain home occupations that are harmonious with a residential environment.

(Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010)

Home occupations are permitted when conducted as an accessory use to a residential use in any zone district that specified home occupations as a permitted use, subject to the requirements of Section 18.60.040 of this chapter.

(Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010)

Before any home occupations are established and conducted, an application, accompanied by a filing fee as set by city council resolution, shall be submitted to and approved by the director of planning subject to the following criteria:

• A. No more than two persons other than a member of the immediate family occupying such dwelling shall be employed.

• B. There shall be no signs other than those permitted by the zone district regulations.

• C. The establishment and conduct of a home occupation shall not alter the appearance of the structure or cause the premises to differ from its residential character either by the use of colors, materials, construction, lighting, signs or the emission of sounds, noises, vibrations, odors or fumes.

• D. The conduct of any home occupation including but not limited to the storage of goods and equipment, shall not reduce or render unusable, areas provided for off-street parking, setbacks and yard areas as required by the zone district regulations.

• E. Electrical or mechanical equipment which creates visible or audible interference in radio or television receivers or causes fluctuations in line voltage outside the dwelling unit or which increases noise or fire hazards not normally associated with residential uses shall be prohibited.

• F. No traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in greater volumes than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood, nor shall the use require additional parking spaces than provided on site.

• G. There shall not be any regular commercial delivery to or from the dwelling where a home occupation is being conducted.

• (Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010)

If the director of planning denies an application for a home occupation permit or if the applicant disagrees with the conditions imposed on the granting of a home occupation permit if any, the applicant may file for an appeal. The appeal shall be in accordance with the established fee and procedures required of any appeal of a development application excepting that a public hearing will be conducted by the planning commission, and property owners within a hundred-foot radius of the subject site shall be notified of such hearing. (Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010)

A home occupation permit granted in accordance with this chapter may be terminated if any requirements set forth in Section 18.60.040 is violated or if the permit was obtained by misrepresentation or fraud; or that the use has become detrimental to the public health or safety or is deemed to constitute a nuisance. (Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010)

A home occupation permit granted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall not be transferred, assigned or used by any person other than the permittee, nor shall each permit authorize such home occupation at any location other than the one for which the permit is granted. (Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010)