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Home Occupations Home Occupations The following section is part of the regulations of the Cartersville Zoning Ordinance. Sec. 4.23. Home occupations. A home occupation as defined by this chapter shall be governed by the following requirements: 1. Only residents of the dwelling may be engaged in the home occupation. 2. The home occupation shall be clearly incidental to the residential use of the dwelling and shall not change the essential residential character of the building. 3. There shall be no display, stock in trade, or commodity sold on the premises, and no mechanical equipment used except such as is commonly used for purely domestic household purposes. 4. Intentionally omitted. 5. Use of the building for a home occupation shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of one floor of the principle building (excludes a family day care use). 6. No alterations inconsistent with the residential use of the building shall be permitted. 7. The occupation shall not constitute a nuisance in the neighborhood. 8. No accessory buildings or outside storage shall be used in connection with the occupation. 9. Instructions in music shall not create sound at an audible level which may be a nuisance to neighboring properties. 10. Vehicles used primarily as passenger vehicles only shall be permitted in connection with the conduct of the home occupation. 11. No commercial equipment such as landscaping equipment or machinery associated with construction, grading, or hauling shall be allowed to be stored or parked on the property. 12. The following and similar uses shall be considered customary home occupations: art instruction, beauty shop (with no more than one stylist), doctor's office, drafting, dressmaking, insurance agency, manufacturing agent, music instruction, notary public, photography, real estate agency, tax consultant, or any other home office consisting of a personal computer, FAX machine, phone, or any other accessory office equipment typically used to establish a home office. 13. All home occupations must have an occupational tax certificate.