Legal Documents of Sweetwater

The home occupation is intended to permit home based employment and entrepreneurship opportunities which do not alter or impact the residential character of the district. The home occupation is intended to be flexible, granting the resident(s) the opportunity to conduct a business or service on the property, provided such activity does not infringe upon individual rights of neighbors or property values within the area. Changing technologies and economic/social trends make identification of all conceivable occupations impractical. The primary use of the property shall be residential. The following conditions shall apply to all home occupations:

1. No person other than household members residing on the premises shall be engaged in such home occupation.
2. If conducting a home occupation, a business license and a home occupation permit shall be obtained from the City of Sweetwater.
3. Space devoted to home occupations shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) or a maximum of six hundred (600) square feet of the dwelling unit, whichever is less.
4. No alteration to any building shall indicate from the exterior that the building is being used for other than residential purposes.
5. No articles, materials, goods, or equipment indicative of the home occupation shall be visible from any public street or adjacent properties.
6. Outdoor storage is prohibited,
7. No traffic shall be generated by the home occupation in greater volume than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood. Off-street parking shall be provided.
8. The use shall not increase noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses off the premises.
9. No equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible interference in any radio or television receivers off the premises, or causes electrical fluctuations in the line voltage off the premises.
10. The home occupation shall not increase the type or volume of solid waste for at-curb disposal beyond that which is otherwise typical for a residence. (1982 Code, § 11-403, as amended by Ord. #576, Sept. 1985, and replaced by Ord. #985, Dec. 2020 Ch7_02-07-22)