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• • Attachment 1 CURRENT HOME OCCUPATION STANDARDS Subd. 8. Home Occupations. A. Purpose. The purpose of this section 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. B. Application. Subject to the non - conforming use provision of this section, all occupations conducted in the home shall comply with the provisions of this section. C. Violations. After two (2) founded nuisances, or code violation complaints have been made and verified with written notices to the home occupation, a public hearing may be called to reconsider the home occupation within sixty (60) days of the last complaint. D. Requirement - 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, electrical interference, or vibration that will in any way have an objectionable effect upon adjacent or nearby property. b. Any home occupation shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use of the premises, should not change the residential character thereof, shall comply with all provisions of the City Nuisance Ordinance and shall result in no incompatibility or disturbance to the surrounding residential uses. c. No home occupation shall require internal or external alterations or involve construction features not customarily found in residential dwellings except where required to comply with local and state fire and police recommendations. d. The home occupation shall be carried out by a member of the family regularly residing in the dwelling unit with not more than one (1) employee who is not part of the family.