here's my zoning regarding home businesses for my city. due to home rule, state and county rules/regulations dont apply
(A) All home occupations shall comply with each and every one of the following standards and
requirements:
(1) The entrepreneur of the home occupation shall reside in the dwelling in which the
business operates.
(2) All home occupation activities conducted at the site of the home occupation shall be
conducted within a completely enclosed structure.
(3) The home occupation shall not interfere with the delivery of utilities or services to the
area.
(4) The activity should not generate any noise, vibrations, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare, or
interference with radio or television transmission in the area that would exceed that normally produced
by a dwelling unit in a zoning district used solely for residential purposes.
(5) No toxic, explosive, flammable, radioactive, or other hazardous materials; as defined by
the BOCA Basic Fire Prevention Code as adopted in the Building Code of the Village of *******
shall be used, sold, or stored on the site.
(6) There shall be no alteration of the residential appearance of the premises, including the
creation of a separate or exclusive business entrance(s) or placement of a sign.
(7) No more than one vehicle shall be used in connection with a home occupation. The home
occupation vehicle must be a type ordinarily used for private passenger transportation, i.e., passenger
automobile, or vans and pickup trucks not exceeding a payload capacity of one (1) ton. Further, the
home occupation vehicle shall not, pursuant to the Illinois Vehicle Code, require more than a Class B
license or be a vehicle included in the definition of a Second Division Vehicle by said code ("Those
Vehicles which are designed for carrying more than 10 persons, those designed or used for living
quarters and those vehicles which are designed for pulling or carrying property, freight, or cargo, those
motor vehicles of the First Division remodeled for use and used as motor vehicles of the Second
Division used and registered as school buses.")
(8) No visitors in conjunction with the home occupation (clients, patrons, pupils, sales
persons, etc.) shall be permitted between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(9) No outdoor display or storage of materials, goods, supplies, or equipment shall be
allowed.
(10) There shall be no advertising, signs, display, or other indications of a home occupation in
the yard, on the exterior of the dwelling unit or visible from the exterior of the dwelling unit.
(11) Direct sales and/or rentals of products off display shelves or racks is not permitted,
although a person may pick up an order previously made by telephone or at a sales meeting.
(12) The total area used for the home occupation shall not exceed 250 square feet of the
dwelling area.
(13) No person may be employed on the site in connection with the home occupation who is
not an actual resident of the dwelling unit.
(14) Deliveries from commercial suppliers shall not be made by any vehicle that exceeds a
gross weight in pounds for vehicle and maximum load of 20,000 pounds. Deliveries shall not restrict
traffic circulation and must occur between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
(15) Visitors in conjunction with the home occupation (clients, pupils, sales staff, etc.) shall
not exceed four during any 24-hour period. No more than two visitors may visit at one time.
(16) No more than one home occupation shall be permitted within any individual dwelling
unit.