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 White County
 Code of Ordinances
 Appendix C. LAND USE REGULATIONS
 Article VI. HOME-BASED BUSINESSES

  § 605. Operational standards.  

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  • (1)

    Operating hours. Customer/client visits to the home occupation are limited to the hours from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

    (2)

    Employees. The home occupation shall have no more than seven non-resident employees on the premises at any one time. The number of nonresident employees working at locations other than the premises of the home occupation is not limited.

    (3)

    Vehicles. Delivery vehicles used to deliver goods to the home occupation business are limited to passenger vehicles, mail carriers, and express carriers such as UPS and FedEx. Deliveries shall be permitted only between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The home occupation shall be limited to the parking/storage of three commercial vehicles on the premises, not exceeding a two-ton capacity. Any commercial vehicle shall be stored such that the vehicle is not visible from a public street. Parking for all customers/clients/employees shall be restricted to the premises and shall not be permitted on public rights-of-way. The home occupation shall allow for on-site customer/client/employee parking.

    (4)

    Nuisances. The equipment used by the home occupation and the operation of the home occupation shall not create any vibration, heat, glare, dust, odors, or smoke discernible at the property lines at any time and shall not generate any discernible noise at the property lines from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. and shall not create any electrical, magnetic or other interference off the premises, consume utility quantities that negatively impact the delivery of those utilities to surrounding properties, or use and/or store hazardous materials in excess of quantities permitted within residential structures.

    (5)

    Appearance. There shall be no exterior indication of the home occupation or variation from the residential character of the principal use. No alterations inconsistent with the residential use of the building shall be permitted. Special accessibility such as access ramps may be constructed in order to conform to building codes. No outside displays of sales items, products, or services may be used. All material stored on premises for the use of the home occupation shall be out-of-sight of the public and inside a building. All accessory structures shall meet the requirements set forth for the residential district. No vehicles or other receptacles used for the collection, carrying, storage or transport of commercial garbage, waste, trash or recycled material shall be parked or stored on the property.

    (6)

    Leased property. The business owner of the dwelling associated with the home occupation request shall occupy the dwelling as a principal residence and shall have the property owners' written permission to obtain a home-based business license through the county with a notarized letter.

    An applicant residing in Residential Multi-Family District (R-2) of this chapter shall have the property owners' written permission to obtain a home-based business license through a notarized, written contractual agreement.