HomeMy Public PortalAbout1991-08ORDINANCE NO. 1991 -8
® AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE GREENCASTLE
PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE
HOME OCCUPATIONS
WHEREAS, the Plan Commission of the City of Greencastle, has
initiated and prepared this ordinance to amend the Greencastle
Planning and Zoning Ordinance;
WHEREAS, the Greencastle Plan Commission has reported that
it held a public hearing concerning this ordinance on March 26,
1991, after timely notice of the hearing was given by publication
in the Banner - Graphic Greencastle, Indiana on March 15, 1991;
WHEREAS, the Greencastle Plan Commission has reported that
it paid reasonable regard to the factors enumerated in IC 36 -7 -4-
603 in consideration of the ordinance and determination of a
recommendation made to the Common Council;
® WHEREAS, the Greencastle Plan Commission has certified this
ordinance to the Common Council with a recommendation by a
majority vote in favor of adoption;
WHEREAS, the Common Council has considered the
recommendation of the Greencastle Plan Commission and has paid
reasonable regard to the factors enumerated in IC- 36 -7 -4 -603
before acting on this ordinance;
WHEREAS, the Common Council has determined that this
ordinance should be adopted without amendment as certified by the
Greencastle Plan Commission. Therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GREENCASTLE, INDIANA:
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
That the City of Greencastle Planning and Zoning Ordinance,
Chapter 801 -5 of the City of Greencastle Code, is hereby amended
as follows:
HOME OCCUPATION. An occupation that is carried on entirely
within a dwelling unit and only by members of the family that
occupies the dwelling unit_ and in- eenneet -with- which -no-goads
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heme- eeengatien- See Chapter 831.
SECTION II.
That the City of Greencastle Planning and Zoning Ordinance
is hereby amended by adding the following chapter.
CHAPTER 831
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HOME OCCUPATIONS
831 -5 STANDARDS FOR HOME OCCUPATIONS
Home occupations may be allowed in any building rated for
residential occupancy in any district provided the business is
small and unobstructive and the following requirements are met:
A. The primary use of the unit is a dwelling;
B. The following standards are complied with in full
at all times:
1. No person other than a resident of the dwelling
unit is engaged or employed in the home
occupation, and the number of residents employed
in the home occupation shall not exceed two;
2. No sign is displayed which would be visible from
outside the dwelling unit.
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3. No mechanical equipment is to be utilized except
that which is necessarily, customarily, or
ordinarily used for household or leisure purposes;
4. No toxic, explosive, flammable, combustible,
corrosive, etiologic, radioactive, or other
restricted materials are used or stored on the
site;
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5. There are no outside operations, storage, or
display of materials or products;
6. Total storage of materials or products used in the
business shall not exceed 128 cubic feet;
7. No alteration of the residential appearance of the
premises occurs, including creation of a separate
entrance to the dwelling or utilization of an
existing entrance exclusively for the business;
S. No process is used which is hazardous to public
health, safety, morals, or welfare;
9. visitors, customers, or deliveries shall not
exceed that normally and reasonably occurring for
a residence including not more than two business
visitors an hour and eight a day and not more than
two deliveries of products or materials a week;
10. The home occupation shall not displace or impede
use of parking spaces required this title,
including any business storage in required garage
parking areas;
11. No advertisement shall be placed in any media
containing the address of the property; and
12. Not more than two vehicles shall be utilized in
the business and no commercially licensed vehicles
shall be utilized in the business.
831 -10 ALLOWABLE HOME OCCUPATIONS
A. The following uses shall be allowed home
occupations:
1. Architectural service;
2. Art restoration;
3. Art studio;
4. Baby sitting (excludes Daycare Homes and Daycare
Centers);
5. Consulting service;
6. Contracting (except as specifically prohibited);
7. Data processing;
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8. Dental technician with laboratory;
9. Direct sale product distribution ( for example.
Amway, Avon, Jaffra, Tupperware, Herbalife);
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1 0 . D r a f t i n g a n d g r a p h i c s e r v i c e s ;
1 1 . D r e s s m a k i n g , s e w i n g , t a i l o r i n g , c o n t r a c t s e w i n g
( o n e m a c h i n e ) ;
1 2 . E l e c t r o n i c a s s e m b l y ;
1 3 . E n g i n e e r i n g s e r v i c e ;
1 4 . F i n a n c i a l p l a n n i n g , i n v e s t m e n t s e r v i c e s ;
1 5 . F l o w e r a r r a n g i n g ;
1 6 . G a r d e n i n g , l a n d s c a p e m a i n t e n a n c e ;
1 7 . H o m e c r a f t s ( i n c l u d i n g c e r a m i c s w i t h k i l n u p t o
s i x c u b i c f e e t ) ;
1 8 . H o u s e c l e a n i n g s e r v i c e ;
1 9 . I n s u r a n c e s a l e s o r b r o k e r ;
2 0 . I n t e r i o r d e s i g n ;
2 1 . J e w e l r y m a k i n g ; j e w e l e r ;
2 2 . L a u n d r y , i r o n i n g s e r v i c e ;
2 3 . L o c k s m i t h ;
2 4 . M a i l o r d e r ( n o t i n c l u d i n g r e t a i l s a l e s f r o m s i t e ) ;
2 5 . M i l l i n e r y ;
2 6 . M u s i c l e s s o n s ( i n d i v i d u a l ) ;
2 7 . R e a l e s t a t e s a l e s o r b r o k e r ;
2 8 . S a l e s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e ( o f f i c e o n l y ) ;
2 9 . S e c u r i t y s e r v i c e , s e c u r i t y s y s t e m s , a u t o s e c u r i t y
s y s t e m s ;
3 0 . S w i m m i n g p o o l c l e a n i n g ;
3 1 . T e l e p h o n e a n s w e r i n g , s w i t c h b o a r d , c a l l f o r w a r d i n g ;
3 2 . T u t o r i n g ;
3 3 . T y p i n g , w o r d - p r o c e s s i n g s e r v i c e ;
3 4 . W a l l p a p e r i n g ;
3 5 . W a t c h r e p a i r ; a n d
3 6 . W r i t i n g , c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m m i n g .
831 -15 HOME OCCUPATIONS NOT LISTED
e All uses not listed in 831 -10 shall require a Letter of
Confirmation of Zoning.
Such letter shall address a specific use. The Zoning
Administrator shall decide requests for a Letter of
Confirmation of Zoning based upon the intent of the
home occupation provisions and experience with similar
uses. Anyone aggrieved by a decision on the Letter of
Confirmation of Zoning may appeal by filing for a
Classification of Use request.
Each use decision shall be used to create a
supplemental list of approved and denied home
occupation uses. Once a use is listed on either the
approved or denied list, a Letter of Confirmation of
Zoning shall not be required for that use, but the use
shall either be approved or denied based on the
classification on the supplemental list.
831 -20 NONCONFORMING USE.
The home occupation shall not be considered a
nonconforming use in the event of revisions to the
applicable provisions of this title.
SECTION III. EFFECTIVE DATE; PUBLICATION.
• This ordinance takes effect upon passage.
The Clerk- Treasurer of the City of Greencastle is ordered to
have this ordinance published by inserting a copy of the
ordinance in each of the two (2) sets of the City of Greencastle
Code maintained on file for public inspection in the office of
the Clerk- Treasurer.
THIS ORDINANCE was passed and adopted this 14th day of May,
1991. z z
Michael M. Harmless,
A h T: Presiding Officer
Ber y - Treasurer
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