What conditions are required to operate a home business?
• The home business shall not involve the external alteration of any structure. • Only those persons who reside on the premises and one other person who does not reside on the premises shall be permitted to engage in the business. (Provided, if this limitation conflicts with the minimum licensing requirements for Child Day Care Centers, the number of employees who do not reside on the premises may be increased to meet the minimum staff-child ratios set out in WAC388-150-190.) • There shall be no exterior storage or display of materials, and no sign advertising the occupation located on the premises. • No offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, heat or glare; or unusual or excessive traffic to and from the premises shall be produced or generated by the business. • The business shall not involve the use of more than 25% of the gross floor area of the primary residence calculated by excluding any attached garage from the gross floor area. However, the garage area may be used for the home
