Chapter 17.124 HOME OCCUPATIONS

Home occupations may be allowed as an accessory use on any property on which there is a residence, subject to the following standards and restrictions:

A. Participation. No more than one person shall be employed who is not a member of the family residing on the premises.

B. Character. The character and primary use of the residence and premises shall not be changed by the use of colors, materials design, construction, lighting, landscaping or lack of landscaping.

C. Traffic. A home occupation located on a local street, or privately maintained road serving three or more residences, shall not generate more than twenty (20) vehicle trips in one day. A “trip” is a vehicle traveling in one direction to or from a source. Twenty (20) trips are equivalent to ten (10) round trips.

D. Noise. A home occupation shall not create noise of a type, duration or intensity that, measured at the property line, exceeds sixty (60) DBA between the hours of seven a.m. and six p.m. No noise shall be created by the home occupation between the hours of six p.m. and seven a.m. that is detectable to normal sensory perception, off the premises of the home occupation.

E. Equipment and Process Restrictions. No home occupation shall create vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical interference detectable to normal sensory perception outside the dwelling unit. In the case of electrical interference, nothing shall be used which creates visual or auditory interference in any radio or television off the premises.

F. Hazards. No equipment, process or material shall be used which will change the fire rating or structure separation, firewall, or ventilation requirements for the structure in which the home occupation is located. No hazardous materials shall be used or stored on the property on which a home occupation located in quantities not typical of those customarily used in conjunction with activities or primary uses allowed in the zoning district.

G. Signs. Signing shall be as provided in Chapter 17.80.

H. On-Premise Client Contact. Customer and client contact shall be primarily by electronic media, telephone or mail, and not on the premises of the home occupation, except those home occupations, such as tutoring, counseling or personal services, which cannot be conducted except by personal contact. Services or sales conducted on the premises shall be by appointment only, and shall not be oriented toward, or attract, off-the-street customer or client traffic.

I. Deliveries and Large Vehicle Storage. Delivery of materials to and from the premises shall not involve the use of vehicles over two ton capacity, except parcel post or private parcel delivery trucks. Vehicles over one ton capacity and used in conjunction with a home occupation shall be stored within an enclosed structure on the property. Regardless of capacity, storage of vehicles within the public right-of-way shall be prohibited.

J. Parking. Parking spaces needed for the conduct of a home occupation shall be provided off the street, in defined areas which are appropriately designed and surfaced for that purpose, and not located within the side or rear yard setbacks of the district. No more than two home occupation-related vehicles shall be located on the property at one time.

K. Storage and Use of Yard Areas. Storage of tools, equipment and materials, and display of merchandise and all other activities associated with a home occupation, except as provided above for parking, shall be contained and conducted wholly within covered and enclosed structures and shall not be visible from the exterior of the containing structure(s). Home occupations that involve the care of children may use rear yard areas for playground equipment.

L. Day care facilities with twelve (12) or fewer children shall not be subject to the provisions of this section.

M. As a condition of approval, prior to commencing business, the home occupation proprietor shall obtain a business license from the city of Carlton. (Ord. 662 § 1 (Exh. A)(part), 2007: Ord. 619, 2003)