Definition: home occupation (General Definition)
A "home occupation" is an accessory use that is a home-based, small-scale business or activity which: is clearly incidental to or secondary to the residential use of a dwelling unit or rooming unit ; is carried on within a dwelling unit , rooming unit , or accessory building by one or more occupants of such dwelling unit or rooming unit , except that, in connection with the practice of a profession, one person not residing in such dwelling unit or rooming unit may be employed; and occupies not more than 49 percent of the total floor area of such dwelling unit or rooming unit and in no event more than 1,000 square feet of floor area . In connection with the operation of a home occupation , it shall not be permitted: to sell articles produced elsewhere than on the premises; to have exterior displays, or a display of goods visible from the outside; to store materials or products outside of a principal or accessory building or other structure ; for customers or clients of such home occupation to queue or wait for services outside of the dwelling unit ; to display, in an R1 or R2 District, a nameplate or other sign except as permitted in connection with the practice of a profession; to make external structural alterations which are not customary for residences ; or to produce any danger of fire, explosions, toxic or noxious matter, radiation, or other hazards, or offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust or other particulate matter, odorous matter, heat, humidity, glare, or other objectionable effects. Permitted home occupations shall not include kennels, animal breeders or veterinary medicine with in-person animal treatment.
Definition: home occupation (Applicable to Article XII - Chapter 3)
FROM 123-11 : For the purposes of this Chapter, the home occupation provisions of Section 12-10 shall apply, except that: (a) up to 49 percent of the total floor area of a dwelling unit may be used for a home occupation ; (b) such home occupation may occupy more than 500 square feet of floor area ; and (c) businesses operated as home occupations may have up to three employees not residing in the dwelling unit .
Definition: home occupation (Applicable from 117-50 to 117-57)
FROM 117-503 : home occupation Within the Queens Plaza Subdistrict, the home occupation provisions of Section 12-10 shall apply, except that: (a) up to 49 percent of the total floor area of a dwelling unit may be used for a home occupation ; (b) such home occupation may occupy more than 500 square feet of floor area ; and (c) businesses operated as home occupations may have up to three employees not residing in the dwelling unit .