City Council Ordinance 201ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 201
THE CITY COUNCIL OF MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN THAT
THE SECTION 2-2 [HB] OF THE MONTICELLO ZONING ORDINANCE BE AMENDED
TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
[HB] HOME OCCUPATION: Any gainful occupation engaged in by the
occupants of a dwelling at or from the dwelling. Such activity
shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use
of the premises. Permissible home occupations shall not include
the conducting of a retail business other than by mail,
manufacturing business, or a repair shop of any kind on the
premises, and no stock in trade shall be kept or sold. No other
than persons residing on the premises shall be employed, no
mechanical equipment shall be employed that is not customarily
found in the home, and no more than one (1) room may be devoted
to home occupation use. Such home occupation shall not require
internal or external alterations or involve construction features
not customarily found in dwellings. The entrance to the space
devoted to such occupations shall be within the dwelling. There
shall be no exterior display, no exterior signs except as allowed
in the sign regulations for the zoning district in which such
home occupation is located. Identification signs indicating the
presence of a home occupation are not allowed in any residential
zone. There shall be no exterior storage of equipment or
materials used in the home occupation. No home occupation shall
be permitted which results in or generates more traffic than one
(1) car for off-street parking at any given point in time.
Permissible home occupations include, but are not limited to, the
following: art studio, dressmaking, special offices of a
clergyman, lawyer, architect, engineer, accountant, beautician,
or real estate agent or appraiser, when located in a dwelling
unit occupied by the same; and teaching, with musical, dancing,
and other instruction limited to one (1) pupil at one time.
Operation of a home occupation as an accessory use of residential
property first requires issuance of a home occupation permit from
the City of Monticello. Home occupation permits shall be
reviewed and renewed on an annual basis. Failure to operate home
occupations in a manner consistent with the standards stated
herein or failure to comply with building code or public nuisance
regulations will result in withdrawal or non -renewal of home
occupation permits. The cost of the permit shall be established
by the City and subject to change from time to time.
Adopted this 14th day of January , 19 91 .
Mayor
City Admin''-trator
Published in the Monticello Times on 1/24/91.