19.47.040 Home occupations.
A. Purpose. The purpose of a home occupation is to allow certain activities to be undertaken for gain or profit within a dwelling, or a building accessory to a dwelling, in any zone in which dwellings are present, while maintaining the residential character of the property and avoiding detrimental effects to the surrounding neighborhood.
B. Applicability. This section applies to all home occupations except a home office or home telephone or internet sales, or similar use, with no customer or employee visits to the site.
C. Requirements.
1. The occupation must not create any noise, dust, glare, vibration, odor, hazardous waste, smoke, electrical interference, or other adverse impact to the surrounding residential area.
2. The principal use of the premises must be residential and at no time may the home occupation exceed 25 percent of the floor area of the dwelling unit, not including the garage.
3. There may be no exterior indication of the occupation, including no outdoor storage related to the occupation, nor exterior modification of the building(s) to accommodate the occupation, other than an allowed sign (see AMC 19.67.070).
4. No person other than members of the family residing on the premises may be engaged in such occupation.
5. If the occupation requires that customers or clients visit the premises, adequate off-street parking must be a condition of the permit, and traffic generated by the business may not exceed that which might reasonably be generated by residential use of the premises.
6. A home occupation permit may not be transferred to another person.
7. All regular business license requirements must be met.
8. The requirements for shipping and receiving of materials in connection with the business do not create excessive noise or traffic.
D. Any expansion or change of the nature of the home occupation that does not qualify for a minor permit revision requires a new permit. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)