re request for home ocupation license fee refund - 2005

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premises, and shall result in no incompatibility with or disturbance to the surrounding area. (2) Employed persons. No one other than the occupants of the dwelling and one employee or associate shall be on the property at any given time in relation to the home occupation. No employee or associate or combination of either shall work on the premises for more than 40 hours in one week. The home occupation may employ additional nonresident employees only if their work activities are performed off the premises. Personal vehicles of employees working off the premises shall be parked within a building or shall be fully screened from the street and from adjoining properties. Domestic employees shall not be considered employees of the home occupation. (3) Exterior alterations or modifications that change the residential character or appearance of the dwelling unit or accessory structure to that of a commercial nature shall be prohibited. (4) Interior alterations or modifications that eliminate the kitchen, habitable areas for sleeping, and bathrooms shall be prohibited. (5) The home occupation shall be conducted within the enclosed area of the dwelling unit, with the exception of lessons or instruction for outdoor activities, such as equestrian training and riding, tennis and other court sports, gardening and swimming. In the RR-lA and RR-1B, one-family rural residential districts, home occupations or storage associated with the home occupation may be conducted within accessory structures subject to the following conditions: a. No home occupation conducted wholly or in part in an accessory structure shall produce noise, light and glare, odor, vibration or traffic that will in any way have a perceptible effect upon adjacent or nearby property. b. The home occupation shall conform with all other applicable zoning requirements. c. The property must be conforming in area, and the accessory structure must be conforming in location. (6) Outdoor storage prohibited. Outdoor storage or display of materials, goods, supplies or equipment related to the conduct of the home occupation shall be prohibited, except that licensed passenger vehicles used in the home occupation may be parked outside provided they are in compliance with all other requirements of this section. (7) Parking. All vehicle parking required for conduct of the home occupation shall be off-street. The off-street parking area required far the principal residential use shall be retained exclusively for the principal residential use and shall not be made unusable by the home occupation. Off-street parking areas providing more than two spaces for the home occupation shall be visually screened from adjacent residential lots. (8) Commercial or nonpassenger vehicles. Parking/storage of any commercial or nonpassenger vehicles used in the home occupation shall be within a fully enclosed building. Noise, odors or vibration from the operation of such vehicles shall not be discernible at the property line. (9) No equipment, machinery, or materials other than of a type normally found in or compatible with a dwelling unit shall be allowed. (10) No retail sales and delivery of products or merchandise to the public shall occur on the premises except when accessory to the services provided. (11) No home occupation activity of a non-residential character shall be discernible from any private 2