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7. Renewal of Permits. An applicant shall not have a vested right to a permit renewal by reason of having obtained a previous permit. In applying for and accepting a permit, the permit holder agrees that his monetary investment in the home occupation will be fully amortized over the life of the permit and that a permit renewal will not be needed to amortize the investment. Each application for the renewal of a permit will be considered as a new permit without taking into consideration that a previous permit has been granted. The previous granting or renewal of a permit shall not constitute a precedent or basis for the renewal of a permit. E. Requirements - General Provisions. All home occupations shall comply with the following general provisions and according to definition, the applicable requirement provisions. 1. General Provisions. a. No home occupation shall produce light glare, noise, odor or vibration that will in any way have an objectionable effect upon adjacent or nearby property. b. No equipment or machinery shall be used in the home occupation which will create electrical interference to surrounding properties. c. Any home occupation shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use of the premises, should not change the residential character thereof, and shall result in no incompatibility or disturbance to the surrounding residential uses. d. No home occupation shall require internal or external alterations or involve construction features not customarily found in dwellings except where required to comply with local and state fire and police recommendations. e. There shall be no exterior storage of equipment or materials used in the home occupation, except personal automobiles used in the home occupation may be parked on the site. f. The home occupation shall meet all applicable fire and building codes. g. There shall be no exterior display or exterior signs or interior display or interior signs which are visible from outside the dwelling. h. All home occupations shall comply with the provisions of the City Nuisance Ordinance. i. No home occupation shall be conducted between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. unless said occupation is contained entirely within the principal building and will not require any on- street parking facilities. 2. Requirements - Permitted Home Occupations a. No person other than those who customarily reside on the premises shall be employed in the Home Occupation. b. All permitted home occupations shall be conducted entirely within the principal dwelling and may not be conducted in accessory buildings. c. Permitted home occupations shall not create a parking demand in excess of that which can be accommodated in an existing driveway, where no vehicle is parked closer than fifteen (15) ten (10) feet from the curb line or edge of paved surface. d. Examples of permitted home occupations include: art studio, dressmaking, secretarial services, professional offices and teaching with musical, dancing and other instructions which consist of no more than one (1) pupil at a time. e. The home occupation shall not involve any of the following: repair service or manufacturing which utilizes equipment or machinery so as to violate 1.a. and b. above; teaching which customarily consists of more than one (1) pupil at a time; over -the- counter sale of merchandise produced off the premises, except for those brand name products that are not marketed and sold in a wholesale or retail outlet. - 9 5 -