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Home occupations are required to have a business license as issued by the city, comply with all city codes and ordinances, and shall be consistent with the following provisions:

A. Only members of the immediate family residing on the premises and no more than one nonresident may be employed at any one time; provided, that home occupations with a nonresident employee shall provide off-street parking for the employee on site;

B. No mechanical equipment is used except such as is commonly or customarily used for domestic, household or personal purposes for a dwelling unit (or as deemed similar in terms of power, quantity, noise, emissions and type);

C. Not more than one-fourth of the floor area of any building is devoted to such occupation, except for bed and breakfasts;

D. That such occupation shall not require internal or external alteration or involve construction features not customarily found in a dwelling;

E. The home occupation shall not involve the use of personal commercial vehicles as defined in ACC 18.04.245 for the distribution of materials to or from the premises. Deliveries or pickups by commercial delivery services shall not apply toward this limitation provided such pickup or delivery does not exceed twice per day;

F. The conduct of any home occupation, including but not limited to the storage of goods and equipment, shall not reduce or render unusable areas provided for the required off-street parking. Additional parking is not allowed in order to conduct a home occupation, except what may be required through the issuance of a special home occupation permit pursuant to ACC 18.60.040;

G. Only one sign is permitted, not to exceed 18 inches by 24 inches in area, nonilluminated, and attached to a building, except that home occupations in commercial or industrial zones may have signs consistent with the applicable zoning district;

H. No display pertaining to the occupation, other than the one permitted sign, is visible from the street or adjacent residences;

I. No more animals are maintained on the premises than what may otherwise be permitted in the zone;

J. Except for bed and breakfasts, employee and customer visits shall be limited to the following hours of operation:

1. Employees from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday,

2. Customers from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.;

K. Traffic generated by the home occupation shall be limited to a maximum of eight (two-way) client/delivery-related trips per day for those home occupations that operate by appointment only and do not have overlapping client visits. All other home occupations shall be limited to five (two-way) client/delivery trips per day;

L. Outdoor storage of materials, goods, products or equipment is not allowed;

M. The home occupation is to be conducted in such a manner that the residence shall not differ from its residential character either by the use of colors, materials, construction, lighting, signs, or the emissions of sounds, noises, vibrations or odors or result in traffic impacts inconsistent with the character of the area in which the home occupation is located. (Ord. 6419 § 6, 2012; Ord. 6141 § 1, 2007; Ord. 5897 § 21, 2005; Ord. 4229 § 2, 1987.)