Home occupations shall be processed as a Type I procedure. Home occupation uses shall comply with the following standards:

 

(1)        Signs shall comply with the standards of NMC 15.435.010 et seq.

 

(2)        There is no display that will indicate from the exterior that the building is used in whole or in part for any purpose other than a dwelling.

 

(3)        The building retains the characteristics of a residence.

 

(4)        There is no outside storage of materials, parts, tools, supplies, or other items related to the use as a home occupation, other than nursery plants.

 

(5)        No more than one outside paid employee shall be permitted to work at the residence at any given time.

 

(6)        The use does not destroy the residential character of the neighborhood.

 

(7)        All work being performed at the site is done within the confines of a building and no noise, odor, dust, smoke or other evidence of the home occupation permeates beyond the confines of the property.

 

(8)        The Home Occupation is incidental to the use of the building and site for residential purposes.

 

(9)        The work does not involve the use of hazardous substances or materials which might create a fire hazard or danger to the environment or neighboring properties, including but not limited to gasoline, paint, oxygen/acetylene tanks, or other flammable or hazardous materials.