5.35.030 Standards governing home businesses.
Home businesses shall comply with the requirements of this section as provided herein:
(1) Activity for the home business shall be conducted within the designated business area as documented in the business license application on file with the city recorder.
(2) The proprietor of the business shall reside within the dwelling unit associated with the licensed home business site.
(a) Additional nonresidents may be employed by or associated with the home business, so long as they do not report to work, pick up, or deliver at the home business site.
(b) The home business site shall not be used for the regular assembly of employees for dispatch, instruction, or other purposes. This section shall not be construed to limit the ability of the proprietor to engage in normal activities contemplated under the property’s primary use and zoning.
(3) Other than persons residing within the dwelling unit located on the home business site, there shall be not more than one employee working at the home business site at any given time.
(4) There shall be no restriction on business hours of operation, except that clients, customers, and patients may only be scheduled between 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
(5) In the event that the activities of the home business, including but not limited to modifications of real property or the structures thereon, result in violation or noncompliance with this or any other provision of the North Bend City Code, the home business license shall be suspended pending notice of compliance with that code provision from the city administrator or designee.
(6) Signs for home businesses shall be governed by NBCC 18.70.070. (Ord. 2008 § 2, 2017)