240-46 Home Occupation Current Ordinance§240-46.Home occupation.[Added 8-17-1995 by Order No.
95-195]
A.Intent.It is the intent of this section to allow the residents of the
Town of Barnstable to operate a home occupation within single-
family dwellings,subject to the provisions of this section,
provided that the activity shall not be discernible from outside the
dwelling;there shall be no increase in noise or odor;no visible
alteration to the premises which would suggest anything other
than a residential use;no increase in traffic above normal
residential volumes;and no increase in air or groundwater
pollution.
B.After registration with the Building Commissioner,a customary
home occupation shall be permitted as of right subject to the
following conditions:
(1)The activity is carried on by the permanent resident of a
single-family residential dwelling unit,located within that
dwelling unit.
(2)The activity is a type customarily carried on within a dwelling
unit.
(3)Such use is clearly incidental to and subordinate to the use of
the premises for residential purposes.
(4)Such use occupies no more than 400 square feet of space.
(5)There are no external alterations to the dwelling which are
not customary in residential buildings,and there is no outside
evidence of such use.
(6)The use is not objectionable or detrimental to the
neighborhood and its residential character.
(7)No traffic will be generated in excess of normal residential
volumes.
(8)The use does not involve the production of offensive noise,
vibration,smoke,dust or other particulate matter,odors,
electrical disturbance,heat,glare,humidity or other
objectionable effects.
(9)There is no storage or use of toxic or hazardous materials,or
flammable or explosive materials,in excess of normal
household quantities.
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(10)Any need for parking generated by such use shall be met on
the same lot containing the customary home occupation,and
not within the required front yard.
(11)There is no exterior storage or display of materials or
equipment.
(12)There are no commercial vehicles related to the customary
home occupation,other than one van or one pickup truck not
to exceed one-ton capacity,and one trailer not to exceed 20
feet in length and not to exceed four tires,parked on the same
lot containing the customary home occupation.
(13)No sign shall be displayed indicating the customary home
occupation.
(14)If the customary home occupation is listed or advertised as a
business, the street address shall not be included.
(15)No person shall be employed in the customary home
occupation who is not a permanent resident of the dwelling
unit.
(16)Customary home occupations shall not include such uses
similar to, and including the following:
(a)Barber- and beauty shops.
(b)Commercial stables or kennels.1
(c)Real estate or insurance office.
(d)The sale of retail or wholesale merchandise from the
premises.
(e)The sale of antique or secondhand goods.
(f)Service or repair of vehicles,and gasoline or diesel
powered machinery.
(g)Contractors storage yards.
(h)Veterinary services.
(i)The manufacture of goods using heavy machinery.
(j)Medical or dental practice.
(k)Fortune-telling or palm reading.
1.Editor's Note: See Ch.376, Stables.
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C.Home occupation by special permit.A home occupation may be
permitted in the RC-1 and RF Single-Family Zoning Districts,
provided that a special permit is first obtained from the Zoning
Board of Appeals subject to the provisions of §240-125C herein,
and subject to the specific standards for such conditional uses as
required in this section:
(1)All of the requirements of Subsection B(1)through (12)
above.
(2)There is no more than one nonilluminated wall sign not
exceeding two square feet in area,listing only the occupants'
name and occupation.
(3)Not more than one nonresident of the household is employed.
(4)Home occupations shall not include the uses listed in
Subsection B(16)above.
(5)The Zoning Board of Appeals may permit the home
occupation to be located within an accessory structure
located on the same lot as the single-family residential
dwelling unit.
(6)Approval of site plan review is obtained.
(7)The special permit shall be issued to the applicant only at his
or her residence,and shall not be transferable to another
person, or to another location.
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