§ 91-8. Accessory uses; permitted home business uses.

A. 

Accessory uses. In any residential district, no building or premises shall be used for any other than the use specified for which a building may be erected and for the accessory uses customarily incident thereto. The term "accessory use" shall not include any building or use not located on the same lot as the building or use to which it is accessory. A private garage for more than seven motor vehicles shall not be deemed an accessory use. An accessory apartment shall be deemed an accessory use to the main dwelling on the same lot.

B. 

Permitted home business uses.

(1) 

Permitted home business uses are limited to those satisfying the following requirements:

(a) 

Regularly involves no persons or employees other than persons residing on the premises;

(b) 

Is conducted entirely inside the primary single-family dwelling, shows no visible evidence from the exterior of the dwelling of the conduct of the occupation, business or profession and is not advertised by a sign;

(c) 

Involves an area no larger than 25% of the floor area of the primary dwelling up to a maximum of 500 square feet that may be occupied by the home business;

(d) 

Generates no additional traffic nor the need for off-street parking beyond customary needs of the persons residing at the primary dwelling;

(e) 

Is not involved in the manufacturing, production or building of goods or keeping of a stock-in-trade on the premises and is not engaged in the purchase of goods for resale or sale of goods where the stock-in-trade or goods are kept or stored on the premises at any time;

(f) 

Is conducted in such a manner that the occupation, business or profession does not serve at any one time more than one client, patient, student, customer or business or professional associate on the premises. One client, patient, student, customer or business or professional associate shall be defined as one individual or husband and wife in cases where a husband and wife are served on the premises or brothers and sisters in cases where siblings are served on the premises.

(2) 

Prohibited home business uses include but are not limited to the following:

(a) 

Home business uses that do not satisfy the requirements of § 91-8B(1);

(b) 

Home businesses involving on-site sale, manufacturing, production or building of goods or outdoor display or storage of any kind.

Amended 3-21-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2005; 6-13-2005 by L.L. No. 4-2005