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134-3. USeS DRAFT
Accessory Uses
D. type 2 Home Occupations. Type 2 home to other locations;
occupations are those in which household residents 3. Equipment or supply rental businesses;
use their home as a place of work and in which
either employees or customers come to the 4. Taxi, limo, van or bus services;
site. Typical examples include tutors, teachers, 5. Tow truck services;
photographers, counselors and real estate agents. 6. Taxidermists;
e. type 3 Home Occupations . Type 3 home 7. Restaurants for type 1 and type 2;
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occupations are those in which household residents
use a limited portion of their home as a shop or 8. Funeral or interment services;
place of business and in which either employees 9. Animal care, shelter or boarding establishments;
or customers come to the site. Typical examples
include shops, professional offices, and small 10. Commercial food preparation;
restaurants (such as cafes, tearooms, sandwich 11. Short-term rentals for type 1 and type 2;
shops). 12. In-home day care for more than 8 children for
F. exemptions. Nonresidential uses that are expressly type 1 and type 2;
allowed in conjunction with residential uses (e.g., 13. Any use involving the use or storage of vehicles,
in-home day care facilities for 8 or fewer children) products, parts, machinery or similar materials
are not subject to home occupation regulations. or equipment outside of a completely enclosed
G. Allowed Uses building; and
1. For type 1 and type 2 home occupations, the 14. Any use that does not comply with regulations of
regulations of this section establish performance this section.
standards for all home occupations rather than i. Where Allowed
listing specific uses and activities allowed to
be conducted as part of a home occupation. 1. Type 1 home occupations are permitted as
Uses that comply with the regulations of this of right as an accessory use to a principal use
section are allowed as of right unless otherwise in the household living use category. Type 1
expressly stated. home occupations are subject to the general
2. For type 3 home occupations, provided the regulations of 134-3.9.4-J and the supplemental
regulations of 134-3.9.4-K.
regulations of this section are met, the following
uses are allowed as follows: 2. Type 2 home occupations may be approved
a. Uses allowed as of right include personal as an accessory use to a principal use in the
household living use category only through
service and studio or instructional service the conditional use procedures of section 134-
per 134-3.5.6; restaurants per 134-3.5.9; 6.4. Type 2 home occupations are subject to
office uses per 134-3.5.13; limited retail the general regulations of 134-3.9.4-J and the
sales per 134-3.5.15; and artisan industrial supplemental regulations of 134-3.9.4-L.
per 134-3.6.1. 5
b. Uses that may be approved only through 3. Type 3 home occupations are permitted as
of right as an accessory use in addition to the
the conditional use procedures of 10.6. household living use category in the NX2 district
include: drinking places per 134-3.5.9. in the following listed neighborhoods. Type 3
H. Prohibited Uses. The following uses are expressly home occupations are subject to the regulations
prohibited as home occupations: of 134-3.9.4-M.
1. Any type of assembly, cleaning, maintenance, J. General regulations for type 1 and type 2
painting or repair of vehicles or equipment Home Occupations. All type 1 and type 2 home
with internal combustion engines or of large occupations are subject to the following regulations.
appliances (such as washing machines, clothes 1. Home occupations must be accessory and
dryers or refrigerators); subordinate to the principal residential use of
2. Dispatch centers or other businesses where
employees come to the site and are dispatched 5 Note that the parcels on the SE and SW corner of 17th
and Woodland have been changed to MX1. The buildings
4 Replaces R-HD allowances for businesses in homes. are storefront buildings.
134-3-20 DRAFT AUgUST 3, 2017
