Home Occupation

APA PAS #391. Butler, JoAnn and Judith Getzels. Home Occupation
Ordinances. 1995

Summary

The opportunity to be one's own boss and to schedule one's job
makes home-based work attractive to many people. Home-based work
can offer advantages for the public sector as well with savings
in public transportation, parking, day care, and increased
vitality and safety of neighborhoods. This report discusses the
issues that must be considered in designing a home occupation
ordinance that successfully balances the concerns of neighborhood
residents with the rights of home-based workers. Various
suggestions for ordinance drafting are presented that take into
account the changing nature of home occupations and the ability
of local planning and zoning officials to deal equitably with
that change for both the home-based worker and the neighborhood
residents. 

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