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At most 35% of the home's floor area, and no more than 2,000 square feet in total. Applies: Unless a conditional home occupation use permit is obtained.
§ 13.10.613 · code textThe home occupation shall be limited for the gross parcel area, to be measured based on 35% of the total floor area of the single-family dwelling(s), and the floor area of the home occupation cannot exceed 2,000 square feet in total area, unless a conditional home occupation use permit is obtained.
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No more than 2 clients at a time. Applies: Personal services or training, unless a conditional home occupation use permit is obtained.
§ 13.10.613 · code textA home occupation involving personal services (e.g., hairdresser, barber shop, personal fitness trainer) or training (e.g., swimming lessons, musical instrument lessons, yoga classes, cooking classes, art lessons) may involve no more than two persons at a time, unless a conditional home occupation use permit is obtained.
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A conditional home occupation use permit is required. Applies: For a sign over 1 square foot, or outdoor storage, operations or activity. Outdoor use must be reasonably screened.
§ 13.10.613 · code textNo larger sign, and no outdoor storage, operations, or activity is allowed unless a conditional home occupation use permit is obtained, in which case the allowed outdoor use shall be reasonably screened from the street and adjoining properties. -
A conditional home occupation use permit is required. Applies: Selling goods not made or assembled entirely on site, unless sold by mail order.
§ 13.10.613 · code textSales of goods are allowed only if the goods to be sold are produced or assembled entirely on the premises, or if sales are by mail order, unless a conditional home occupation use permit is obtained. -
A conditional home occupation use permit is required. Applies: More than 1 business vehicle, or one larger than a 3/4-ton pickup truck.
§ 13.10.613 · code textOnly one vehicle, which is no larger than a three-quarter-ton pickup truck, in addition to other vehicles equal to the standard number of required parking spaces for the subject home, may be used for the home occupation unless a conditional home occupation use permit is obtained. -
A conditional home occupation use permit and other needed permits are required. Applies: Handling hazardous materials or any amount of an acutely hazardous substance.
§ 13.10.613 · code textHome occupations involving the handling of hazardous materials, as defined by SCCC § 7.100.020, or of any amount of an acutely hazardous substance, as defined by State or Federal law, shall require a conditional home occupation use permit and approval of other applicable permits such as those issued by the County's Environmental Health Services Division. -
A conditional home occupation use permit. Applies: Needed for outdoor unenclosed activities; otherwise the business must be inside the home or an allowed accessory structure.
§ 13.10.613 · code textThe home occupation shall be carried on entirely within the dwelling, or in an accessory structure normally allowed in the zone district in which the site is located, unless a conditional home occupation use permit is obtained to authorize outdoor unenclosed activities.
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Commercial weddings and similar celebrations, community events, and fundraisers
§ 13.10.613 · code textCommercial weddings and similar celebrations, community events, and fundraisers are not eligible to be permitted as home occupations. -
A commercial firewood operation where wood is cut, processed, and/or stored for sale to the public
§ 13.10.613 · code textA commercial firewood operation, where wood is cut, processed, and/or stored for sale to the public, is prohibited as a home occupation.
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