Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 120 - Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission
Chapter 10 - Zoning Regulations for the Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning District
Subchapter 5 - General District Provisions And Additional Zoning Regulations
Part 5 - SPECIAL USES
Section 120:10-5-22 - Home occupation or home based business
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 120:10-5-22
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) Purpose. It is the purpose of this section to provide requirements for a home occupation or home based business, defined as an owner occupied dwelling designed for residential purposes where the primary use is residential with a secondary use of a professional office.
(1) No more than 40% of
the floor area of the main dwelling may be dedicated to the business
activities.
(2) The business use
must be separated from the living quarters by a wall, floor, partition, or
other permanent physical barrier.
(3) All property modified for a home
occupation or home based business must have adequate space available within the
dedicated floor area for storage.
(4) All properties must have adequate land
available for off-street parking and delivery, pedestrian connectors, and
landscaping.
(5) Material goods
offered for sale in connection with the business use shall not be displayed or
stored in any yard areas or outside of the building.
(b) Restrictions. The following restrictions apply to all home occupations or home based businesses:
(1) Home occupations shall be operated in an
owner occupied dwelling by the property owner of record.
(2) Not more than 1 person, other than a
family member living on the premises, is employed by the home occupation or
home-based business.
(3) No display
of merchandise or signs other than 1 non-illuminated nameplate, not more than 2
square feet in area or 9 inches in diameter attached to the main
building.
(4) No mechanical or
other equipment may be used or activity conducted that creates noise, dust,
odor, or electrical disturbance beyond the confines of the lot on which the
occupation is conducted.
(5)
Minimal traffic that will not noticeably interrupt or change the existing
neighborhood traffic pattern or impact neighborhood streets by noticeably
increasing traffic.
(6) Barber shop
or beauty salon, tea room, restaurant, immediate care facility, real estate
office, or cabinet, metal or auto repair shop are not considered a home
occupation or home based business.
(7) The home shall not be altered to attract
business.
(8) No additional curb
cuts shall be permitted, and no front yard area, other than the driveway
providing access to a garage, shall be paved or otherwise altered or used for
parking of vehicles.
(9) No
business shall be conducted upon the premises where chattel, goods, wares or
merchandise are created, stored, exchanged or sold, such as a shop or
store.
(10) No material or
equipment shall be stored outside the confines of the home.
(11) Any other restrictions the Commission
determines are necessary to protect the environment and the quality of the
residential area in which the use is located.
Added at 28 Ok Reg 2216, eff 7-25-11
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