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A resident may establish a home industry as an accessory activity, provided:

(1) The site area shall be no less than one acre;

(2) The area of the home industry shall not exceed 50 percent of the floor area of the dwelling unit. Areas within attached garages and storage buildings shall not be considered part of the dwelling unit for purposes of calculating allowable home industry area but may be used for storage of goods associated with the home occupation;

(3) No more than four nonresidents shall be employed in a home industry;

(4) In addition to required parking for the dwelling unit, on-site parking shall be provided as follows:

(a) One stall for each nonresident employee of the home industry; and

(b) One stall for customer parking;

(5) Additional customer parking shall be calculated for areas devoted to the home industry at the rate of one stall per:

(a) One thousand square feet of building floor area; and

(b) Two thousand square feet of outdoor work or storage area;

(6) Sales shall be limited to items produced on-site, except for items collected, traded and occasionally sold by hobbyists, such as coins, stamps, and antiques;

(7) Ten feet of Type I landscaping shall be provided around portions of parking and outside storage areas which are otherwise visible from adjacent properties or public rights-of-way; and

(8) The Director shall ensure compatibility of the home industry by:

(a) Limiting the type and size of equipment used by the home industry to those which are compatible with the surrounding neighborhood;

(b) Providing for setbacks or screening as needed to protect adjacent residential properties;

(c) Specifying hours of operation;

(d) Determining acceptable levels of outdoor lighting; and

(e) Requiring sound level tests for activities determined to produce sound levels which may be in excess of those set forth in the Covington noise ordinance, Chapter 8.20 CMC. (Ord. 42-02 § 2 (21A.30.090))