1. For purposes of this section:
a. “Goods” means any merchandise, equipment, products, supplies, or materials.
b. “Home-based business” means any business for the manufacture, provision, or sale
of goods or services that is owned and operated by the owner or tenant of the residential
property on which the business operates.
c. “No-impact home-based business” means a home-based business for which all of the
following apply:
(1)The total number of on-site employees and clients does not exceed the county
occupancy limit for the residential property.
(2)The business activities are characterized by all of the following:
(a)The activities are limited to the sale of lawful goods and services.
(b)The activities do not generate on-street parking or a substantial increase in traffic
through the
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1. For purposes of this section:
a. “Goods” means any merchandise, equipment, products, supplies, or materials.
b. “Home-based business” means any business for the manufacture, provision, or sale
of goods or services that is owned and operated by the owner or tenant of the residential
property on which the business operates.
c. “No-impact home-based business” means a home-based business for which all of the
following apply:
(1) The total number of on-site employees and clients does not exceed the county
occupancy limit for the residential property.
(2) The business activities are characterized by all of the following:
(a) The activities are limited to the sale of lawful goods and services.
(b) The activities do not generate on-street parking or a substantial increase in traffic
through the residential area.
(c) The activities occur inside the residential dwelling or in the yard of the residential
property.
(d) The activities are not visible from an adjacent property or street.
2. The use of a residential property for a home-based business is a permitted use.
However, this subsection does not supersede any of the following:
a. A deed restriction, covenant, or agreement restricting the use of land.
b. A master deed, bylaw, or other document applicable to a common interest ownership
community.
3. A county shall not prohibit a no-impact home-based business or otherwise require
a person to apply, register, or obtain any permit, license, variance, or other type of prior
approval from the county to operate a no-impact home-based business.
4. A county may establish reasonable regulations on a home-based business if the
regulations are narrowly tailored for any of the following purposes:
a. The protection of the public health and safety, including rules and regulations related
to fire or building codes, health and sanitation, transportation or traffic control, solid or
hazardous waste, pollution, or noise control.
b. Ensuring that the business is all of the following:
(1) Compatible with residential use of the property and surrounding residential use.
(2) Secondary to the use of the property as a residence.
(3) Complying with state and federal laws and paying applicable taxes.
c. Limiting or prohibiting the operation of a home-based business for the purposes of
sellingalcoholicbeveragesorillegaldrugs, operatingormaintainingastructuredsoberliving
home, creating or selling pornography, providing nude or topless dancing, or operating any
other adult-oriented business.
5. A county shall not require as a condition of operating a home-based business that
the property be rezoned for commercial use or that the business owner install or equip fire
sprinklers in a single-family detached residential dwelling or any residential dwelling with
not more than two dwelling units.
6. In any proceeding alleging that a county regulation does not comply with this section,
the county that enacted the regulation must establish by clear and convincing evidence that
the regulation complies with this section.