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to establish the maximum number of on- street spaces permitted and increase or decrease the maximum number when and where changing conditions require additional review. The general regulations are as follows: 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. t'. 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. Each home occupation is to be judged against these criteria. The most important is Item 1.c. which states the general policy that home occupations are to be essentially invisible to the neighborhood character. Businesses that create too much traffic, noise, activity, or other business - related impacts are to be located in business districts. The purpose of the home occupation regulations is listed in the ordinance as well. The ordinance states: A. Purpose. The purpose of this subdivision is to prevent competition with business districts and to provide a means through the establishment of specific standards and procedures by which home occupations can be conducted in residential neighborhoods without jeopardizing the health, safety and general welfare of the surrounding neighborhood. In addition, this subdivision is intended to provide a mechanism enabling the distinction between permitted home occupations and special or customarily "more sensitive" home occupations. While permitted home occupations may be allowed as a matter of right, special home occupations shall require a permit in accordance with the terms of this subdivision. From this language, the ordinance identifies two general purposes. The first is to prevent unfair competition with businesses that are locating in business areas where