Home and Rural Family Occupations that meet all of the following criteria are allowed by right and exempt from review. Check all
the applicable criteria:
o Operate entirely within the dwelling or an accessory building with no more than twenty-five (25%) percent of the gross
floor area of the home and or any accessory building utilized in the day to day operations of the home based business.
o Home and Rural Family Occupations shall be operated and conducted primarily by the resident owner of the property.
o Phone order, fax and or internet sales or sale of items that is clearly incidental to the farm activities or residential use of
the site by the property owner.
o Any commercial activity that shall be incidental to residential or farm activities and shall not meet the threshold for site
plan review.
o Any use that does not require a building code or septic upgrades (i.e. from residential standards to commercial standards)
to accommodate the home and rural family occupation.
o The home and rural family occupation does not display merchandise or have outside storage of equipment or materials
visible from a public road or adjacent residence. If located outside the building such use shall be adequately setback and
appropriately screened from adjacent properties.
o The home and rural family occupation does not alter the external appearance of the dwelling unit or accessory structure
and maintains the rural residential character.
o The home and rural family occupation does not create noise, vibration, glare, fumes, electromagnetic interference, odors,
or air and water pollution or any environmental concerns outside the dwelling unit or accessory building on site.
o The home and rural family occupation does not involve the storage of hazardous materials, other than substances of a
type and quantity customarily associated with a home or hobby. Further, the use of buildings or structures for the home
occupation shall not involve the manufacturing, processing, generation or storage of materials that constitute a high fire,
explosion or health hazard as defined by the International Building Code.
o When located in a subdivision, the home occupation has no more than one non-illuminated business sign on the premises,
not more than two square feet in area. In rural areas with lot sizes of 1 acre or more, one non-illuminated sign of nine
square feet in area and six feet tall may be allowed.
o The home and rural family occupation shall not warrant delivery or parking needs that have the potential to adversely
affect traffic for adjacent and surrounding properties. Further, parking areas for residents, employees or customers and or
loading areas shall be located on site, adequately setback and appropriately screened from adjacent properties. In
subdivisions, parking of non-motorized vehicles, such as, boats, trailers, or flatbeds shall not be allowed unless adequately
screened.
See list of non-exempt home occupations including bed and breakfasts; kennels; towing services; auto wreckers; junkyards etc.
PLEASE NOTE: INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
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