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<br /> <br />4-1688 Cottage Food Operations <br /> <br />Cottage food operations are subject to the following regulations: <br /> <br />A. Permitted Location. Cottage food operations shall be permitted in any dwelling in the <br />City. <br /> <br />B. Required Permits. Any dwelling can be used for a cottage food operation when the <br />Zoning Enforcement Official has granted a cottage food operation permit. <br /> <br />C. Cottage Food Operation Permit—Compliance with Standards. The Zoning Enforce- <br />ment Official shall grant a permit for the cottage food operation only if after review of <br />the application for such permit, inspection of the premises and any other necessary <br />information, the Zoning Enforcement Official determines that the application complies <br />with the following standards: <br /> <br />1. Spacing. No cottage food operation shall be located within one hundred fifty <br />(150) feet of any other cottage food operation, as measured from the exterior lot <br />lines along the property frontages. <br /> <br />2. On-Street Parking. No cottage food operation shall be located upon a lot having <br />less than thirty-two (32) feet of legally permitted parking along the frontage of the <br />lot. <br /> <br />3. Employee Parking and Customer Parking Circulation Plan. The driveway of a <br />cottage food operation may be used to provide off-street parking required by Arti- <br />cle 17 if such use will not obstruct a sidewalk or other public right-of-way. <br /> <br />The applicant shall provide the Zoning Enforcement Official with a written plan for <br />the administration of parking and traffic operations related to the proposed cot- <br />tage food operation. This plan shall include controls for vehicle circulation, drop- <br />off and pick-up of cottage food related products and parking for the employee so <br />that parking, loading, unloading and turning movements are compatible with the <br />residential environment in which the cottage food operation will be located. <br /> <br />4. Noise Control. The level of noise in connection with the operation of a cottage <br />food operation shall not be persistently maintained at a level of fifty-five (55) dec- <br />ibels or greater, as measured from any point along or beyond the property line of <br />the subject premises. <br /> <br />5. Traffic. A cottage food operation shall not create pedestrian, automobile, or truck <br />traffic detrimental to property in the vicinity. All deliveries of materials related to a <br />cottage food operation shall be by the U.S. Postal Service or similar carrier, or by <br />Exhibit G: Proposed Amended Article16 Page 67 <br />Note: underline and bolded text represents new text; strike-through text represents text to be eliminated