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B. Required Permits. Any dwelling can be used for a cottage food operation when the Zoning Enforcement Official has granted a cottage food operation permit. C. Cottage Food Operation Permit—Compliance with Standards. The Zoning Enforce- ment Official shall grant a permit for the cottage food operation only if after review of the application for such permit, inspection of the premises and any other necessary information, the Zoning Enforcement Official determines that the application complies with the following standards: Spacing. No cottage food operation shall be located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of any other cottage food operation, as measured from the exterior lot lines along the property frontages. 2. On -Street Parking. No cottage food operation shall be located upon a lot having less than thirty-two (32) feet of legally permitted parking along the frontage of the lot. 3. Employee Parking and Customer Parking Circulation Plan. The driveway of a cottage food operation may be used to provide off-street parking required by Arti- cle 17 if such use will not obstruct a sidewalk or other public right-of-way. The applicant shall provide the Zoning Enforcement Official with a written plan for the administration of parking and traffic operations related to the proposed cot- tage food operation. This plan shall include controls for vehicle circulation, drop- off and pick-up of cottage food related products and parking for the employee so that parking, loading, unloading and turning movements are compatible with the residential environment in which the cottage food operation will be located. 4. Noise Control. The level of noise in connection with the operation of a cottage food operation shall not be persistently maintained at a level of fifty-five (55) dec- ibels or greater, as measured from any point along or beyond the property line of the subject premises. 5. Traffic. A cottage food operation shall not create pedestrian, automobile, or truck traffic detrimental to property in the vicinity. All deliveries of materials related to a cottage food operation shall be by the U.S. Postal Service or similar carrier, or by means of vehicles customarily kept on the site by the permit holder or family members in trucks or vans of three -quarter -ton or less in size. 6. Parking. A cottage food operation shall not result in a reduction or elimination of any required parking space. One off-street parking space shall be provided for employees, per Article 17, Section 4-1704. Said employee parking may be un- covered and located in a driveway. Ordinance , Exhibit D: Amended Article 16 Note: underlined and bolded text represents new text; stFike thMugh represents text to be eliminated