§ 10-7.405. Home Business.

(a)

Conducting a business in or from a dwelling is a permitted use of an accessory nature which is subject to the following conditions:

(1)

The person conducting the business shall reside on the premises on a regular full-time basis, and the business shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use.

(2)

The residential appearance of the premises shall not be altered through remodeling or new construction so as to give the appearance of other than normal residential premises or to call attention to the premises.

(3)

The business shall be conducted entirely within buildings designed and built for normal residential use and there shall be no outside activity, storage or display.

(4)

No parking or traffic shall be generated by the business in greater volumes than would normally be expected for a residence.

(5)

No trucks or construction equipment shall be parked or stored on or near the premises.

(6)

No more than one (1) business vehicle shall be parked or used in connection with the business on or near the premises. All business pickups and deliveries to and from the premises shall be only by the one (1) allowed business vehicle. "Business vehicle" means a car, pickup or small van used for home business purposes and driven by a person living on the premises.

(7)

Employees shall not work at or be dispatched from the premises nor otherwise be on or about the premises for business purposes.

(8)

There shall be no delivery of merchandise to customers at the premises other than that incidental to a service conducted on the premises.

(9)

Sales or services conducted away from the premises may be advertised in any commercial telephone directory (yellow pages), newspaper, circular or other commercial media, including radio and television.

(10)

;hg;Sales or services conducted on the premises shall not be listed in any commercial telephone directory (yellow pages) nor be advertised in any newspaper, circular or other commercial media, including radio and television.

(11)

;hg;Signs shall not be used to identify the business, its products or services.

(12)

;hg;The business shall not create a disturbance or nuisance by reason of noise, odor, fumes, dust, vibration, smoke, electrical interference or other causes.

(13)

;hg;Notwithstanding the above limitations, any person who is severely impaired or handicapped as defined by State law may employ a maximum of two (2) people on the premises who do not reside there and may advertise in any commercial telephone directory (yellow pages), newspaper, circular or other commercial media, including radio and television.

(b)

All businesses conducted in and from a dwelling shall comply with the licensing requirements for businesses in the City.

(c)

Prior to receipt of a license to conduct a business in or from a dwelling, a permit shall be obtained from the Director.

(d)

It shall be unlawful and punishable as an infraction for any person to conduct a home business not in compliance with the provisions of this section.