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HOME OCCUPATION PERMIT
APPLICATION
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Business Name ________________________________________ Phone ________________
Applicant(s) Name(s) ____________________________________________________________
Location Address _______________________________________________________________
Mailing Address ________________________________________________________________
Description of Home Occupation Activity _____________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
A Home Occupation must comply with all of the following standards. Please CHECK all that apply
to your proposed home occupation.
Appear
ance of Residence:
The home occupation will be restricted to lawfully-built enclosed structures and be conducted in such
a manner as not to give an outward appearance of a business.
The home occupation will not result in any structural alterations or additions to a structure that will
change its primary use or building code occupancy classification
The home occupation will not violate any conditions of development approval (i.e., prior development
permit approval).
No products and or equipment produced or used by the home occupation will be displayed to be visible
from outside any structure.
Home occupation activities will occupy no more than 30 percent of the gross floor area. Floor area to be
used_______________ and floor area of home _______________.
A maximum of one professional, non-illuminated nameplate is allowed (see Sign regulations).
The home occupation is not for an accessory dwelling unit (requires Conditional Use Approval).
OFFICE USE ONLY
Date Filed: ______________
Application Fee: $50.00
Receipt No.: _____________
Received By: ____________
Application No. ____________________
Business License No. ______________
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S
torage:
There will be no outside storage that is visible from the public right-of-way or adjacent properties.
There will be no on-site storage of hazardous materials (including toxic, explosive, noxious, combustible
or flammable) beyond those normally incidental to residential use.
E
mployees:
Other than family members residing within the dwelling located on the home occupation site, there will
be no more than one full time equivalent employee at the home occupation site at any given time. As
used in this chapter, the term “home occupation site” means the lot on which the home occupation is
conducted.
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ote: Additional individuals may be employed by or associated with the home occupation, as they do
not report to work or pick up/deliver at the home.
The home occupation site will not be used as a headquarters for the assembly of employees for
instruction or other purposes, including dispatch to other locations.
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ehicles, Parking and Traffic:
No more than one commercially-licensed vehicle associated with the home occupation will be at the
home occupation site. It shall be of a size that would not overhang into the public right-of-way when
parked in the driveway or other location on the home occupation site.
There will be no more than three commercial vehicle deliveries to or from the home occupation site
daily. There will be no commercial vehicle deliveries during the hours of 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
There will be no more than one client's or customer's vehicle at any one time and no more than eight per
day at the home occupation site.
Business Hours:
Clients and customers will be at the home occupation site from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. only. Note: There are
no restrictions on business hours.
P
rohibited Home Occupation Uses:
I am not proposing any of the following as a home occupation:
Any activity that produces radio or TV interference, noise, glare, vibration, smoke or odor beyond
al
lowable levels as determined by local, state or federal standards, or that can be detected beyond
the property line is prohibited.
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ny activity involving on-site retail sales, except that the sale of items that are incidental to a
permitted home occupation is allowed. For example, the sale of lesson books or sheet music from
music teachers, art or craft supplies from arts or crafts instructors, computer software from computer
consultants, and similar incidental items for sale by home business are allowed above.
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ny uses described in this section or uses with similar objectionable impacts because of motor
vehicle traffic, noise, glare, odor, dust, smoke or vibration, such as: Ambulance service; Animal
hos
pital, veterinary services, kennels or animal boarding; Auto and other vehicle repair, including
auto painting; Repair, reconditioning or storage of motorized vehicles, boats, recreational vehicles,
airplanes or large equipment on-site.
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Enforcement:
I understand that the City Administrator or their designee may visit and inspect the site of home
occupations to insure compliance with all applicable regulations, during normal business hours, and with
reasonable notice. Code violations shall be processed in accordance with 19.14 Enforcement.
Applicant(s) Signature: _____________________________
Date: ___________________
Office use only
Approved Approved with Conditions* Denied
*Conditions of approval: ______________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Permit / Land Use No.: ______________________
Staff Signature / Printed Name: _________________________________________________
Date: ____________________________________
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