Per City of Sachse Code of Ordinances - Chapter 11, Zoning, Section 2.2. Uses Permitted: Property and buildings in single-family dwelling districts shall be used only for the following purposes:

    (r) Accessory uses, which shall include the following, when the primary use is residential:

        Home occupations which are secondary to the primary residential use and which involve the manufacture, assembly, sale or services of goods, or which involve the providing of a service, subject to the following conditions:

• The home occupation is conducted entirely within a dwelling unit which is the bona fide residence of the practitioner(s) or entirely within only one accessory building (not to include a driveway, yard or outside area).
• No person who is not a family member residing in the dwelling unit may participate in the home occupation on the premises.
• The lot and the dwelling maintain their residential character.  Neither the interior nor the exterior of the dwelling shall be structurally altered so as to require compliance with nonresidential construction codes to accommodate the home occupation.  No additional buildings shall be added on the property to accommodate the home occupation.
• The home occupation does not generate customer-related vehicular traffic in excess of two vehicles at any one time and a total of five vehicles per 24-hour date in the residential neighborhood.
• No direct selling of merchandise occurs on the premises.
• No equipment or materials associated with the home occupation are displayed or stored where visible from anywhere off the premises.
• The occupation produces no external noise, vibrations, smoke, dust, odor, heat, glare, fumes, electrical interference or waste runoff outside the dwelling unit or on the property surrounding the dwelling unit.
• No vehicle used in connection with the home occupation which exceeds one ton capacity is parked on the premises or on any street adjacent to the residentially-zoned property.
• The home occupation does not advertise by any signs on the premises, nor shall the street address of the home occupation be advertised through signs, billboards, television, radio, newspapers or telephone directories.

        Provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to allow the following businesses or occupations in residential neighborhoods as home occupations:  animal hospitals, animal breeding, clinics, hospitals, contractor's yards, dancing schools, junkyards, restaurants, rental outlets, vehicle repair shops or massage parlors.

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