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14.54.030 Requirements - Home Occupations
The following conditions shall be met by all applicants wishing to conduct a home occupation within a dwelling unit:
A. The total area devoted to a home occupation shall not exceed 20 percent of the floor area of the dwelling
unit. Attached garages and storage buildings shall not be considered part of the dwelling unit for purposes of
calculating allowable home occupation area but may be used for storage of goods associated with the home
occupation;
B. All activities of the home occupation shall be conducted indoors, within the dwelling unit or garage.
C. No more than 1 nonresident shall be employed on the premises;
D. The following shall be prohibited as home occupations:
1. Motor vehicle-related businesses, including but not limited to auto, truck, body work, detailing, painting,
taxicab, van shuttle, limousine, towing, or other transportation service or sales; except that the use may be for
an office only;
2. Repair, sales, parking or storage of heavy equipment or appliances;
3. Storage of building materials for use on other properties;
E. No more than 1 vehicle, van, truck or similar vehicle exceeding 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight may
permitted to be operated out of a home occupation. Such vehicle may park on the premises or on the street
adjacent to the home occupation;
F. The home occupation shall not displace or impede the use of required parking spaces for primary or
accessory dwelling units;
H. Sales shall be limited to mail order, telephone sales with off-site delivery, internet sales, and on-site sales of
products solely incidental to the principal activity of providing service to patrons;
I. Services to patrons shall be arranged by appointment or provided off-site;
J. Visitors, customers, deliveries or other business traffic shall be limited to two visitors per hour and eight per
day, and shall not require additional parking spaces. Customer visits or deliveries to the home occupation
shall be permitted only from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM;
K. No signs of any type regarding the home occupation shall be exhibited or displayed on the site;
L. The home occupation shall be conducted in a manner which will not alter the residential character of the
surrounding neighborhood. There shall be no exterior alterations of the property, expansion of parking,
construction, creation of a separate entrance, the use of color, materials, lighting, signs (other than on the
applicant’s vehicle), exterior storage, or by emission of sound, electric interference, vibration, dust, glare,
heat, smoke, odors or liquids.
M. Adult family homes are permitted as home occupations subject to the limitations on such uses elsewhere in
this Title.
14.54.050 Approval.
A business license in accordance with DMC 5.01, Business Licenses, and compliance with the additional
requirements of this chapter shall be required for all home occupation and home industry businesses. The City Clerk
shall act as the final approval authority for all home occupation business license applications. The Director has the
authority to: impose conditions to mitigate any potential adverse impacts on surrounding uses; consider the need to
limit the hours of operation of home occupations or industries; or recommend denial of an application.