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Section 8.15

Home based Occupations

All home based occupations must comply, and remain in continuous compliance with, the following standards:

A home based occupation permit must be obtained from the Village and include a floor plan indicating the area(s) within the house where the home occupation will be conducted.
No person, other than members of the family residing in the dwelling, shall be engaged in the conduct of the home occupation.
The use of the dwelling for the home occupation shall be clearly accessory, incidental, and subordinate to its use for residential purposes, and not more than twenty percent (25%) of the gross floor area of the dwelling shall be used for the conduct of the home occupation.
There shall be no change in the outside appearance of the dwelling or any other visible evidence of the conduct of the home occupation.
There shall be no signs on any structure, in the windows or anywhere on the property.
Traffic generated by the home occupation shall not be greater than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood, or no more than an average of ten (10) vehicular trips per day.

The home occupation shall be conducted entirely within the confines of the dwelling and shall not take place in a garage or accessory structure.
There shall be no sale of products or service on the premises where the home occupation is located. A retail showroom, sales area, outlet, or similar facility is prohibited as is outdoor display of goods.
Any necessary parking spaces for vehicles generated by the conduct of the home occupation shall be provided on the site in a normal driveway, but not within any required yard.
No equipment or process shall be used in the home occupation which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, or odors detectable to the normal senses off the premises on which the home occupation is located. In addition, no equipment or process shall be used in the home occupation which causes visual or audible interference in any radio or television receivers off the premises or causes fluctuation in the line voltage off the premises.