§ 12.15. Home occupations, garage sales, and yard sales.

Home occupations, garage sales and yard sales are permitted, subject to the following requirements:

1.

A home occupation shall be conducted entirely within a residential building.

2.

Only persons residing on the premises shall be engaged in the home occupation, except where a home occupation involving other persons is authorized by the planning commission as a special use.

3.

The use of a dwelling for a home occupation shall be secondary and incidental to its use for residential purposes.

4.

Not more than 25 percent of the dwelling unit, exclusive of unfinished attics, attached garages, breezeways, and enclosed or unenclosed porches, shall be used for purposes of the home occupation.

5.

There shall be no change in the outside appearance of the structure or premises, or other visible evidence of the conduct of such home occupation.

6.

The outdoor storage of goods and materials shall be prohibited. No interior display shall be visible from the exterior of a dwelling unit used for purposes of a home occupation.

7.

No more than one home occupation per dwelling unit shall be permitted.

8.

No traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in greater volumes than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood, and any need for parking generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall be provided by an off-street area, located other than in a required front yard.

9.

All electrical motors and equipment used in the conduct of the home occupation shall be shielded so as not to cause radio or television interference for adjoining properties. Any mechanical equipment shall be not substantially different from that normally used for household purposes and hobbies.

10.

Garage and yard sales shall only offer privately-owned articles and shall not include merchandise purchased for or a commission paid for resale. (Such sales are commercial "flea markets.")

11.

A single dwelling unit shall not have more than two sales per year and each sale shall not be more than three days in length.

12.

A dwelling unit shall have not more than one sign advertizing the home occupation or garage or yard sale. A sign advertizing a home occupation shall not exceed one square foot and shall be attached to the building. A garage sale or yard sale may be advertized by means of a temporary sign not exceeding four square feet; said sign shall not be erected more than 24 hours in advance of the sale and must be removed at the conclusion of the sale. All signs on public property shall comply with the provisions of section 42-1 of the City Code of the City of Parchment.