18.55.020 Definition:
A home occupation means any endeavor conducted for financial gain or profit in a dwelling unit where the endeavor is not generally characteristic of activities for which dwelling units are intended or designed; provided, that endeavors where the only activities include the receipt of mail, the use of a telephone, the occasional commercial delivery of goods and materials not inconsistent with such deliveries in residential neighborhoods, and occasional vehicular traffic not inconsistent with such vehicular traffic in residential neighborhoods, are not considered home occupations subject to permitting requirements under this title. To be defined as a home occupation, the occupation or activity:
A. Must be carried on entirely within a residence by the occupants.
B. Must be clearly incidental to the use of the residence as a dwelling.
C. Must not change the residential character of the dwelling.
D. Must be conducted in such a manner as to not give any outward appearance nor manifest any characteristic of a business in the ordinary meaning of the term.
E. Must not infringe upon the right of the neighboring residents to enjoy a peaceful occupancy of their homes for which purpose the residential zone was created and primarily intended.
An occupation which does not meet this definition or which is incapable of or does not comply with the general requirements of this ordinance shall not be deemed a home occupation. (Ord. 2924, 4/23/19; Ord. 2144, 12/9/03; Ord. 1568, 1993)