The Urban Area Zoning Ordinance provides for certain businesses to be conducted in a home. These businesses are small scale and do not change the character or appearance of the residential neighborhood. You may not have a retail business in a neighborhood. Home occupations are typically administrative, personal services or hand production of small items.
Examples are home offices, accountants, attorneys, secretarial services.
Common home occupations are daycare, beauty shops and home crafted items. Discuss the project with a City Planner for details. Application provided by the Office of Code Administration are submitted with the fee and site plan, indicating layout of the property, location of the house, parking areas, street and surrounding properties. A submitted narrative explains your proposal. The Zoning Ordinance includes conditions home occupations must comply with.