19750408 1975-13ORDINANCE NO. 1975-13
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2 OF THE
ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX,
VIRGINIA, TO REDEFINE HOME OCCUPATIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia,
that Section 2 of the zoning Ordinance of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, be
and it hereby is amended by deleting the definition for "Customary Home
Occupation" and adding the following new definitions in alphabetical order:
"MAJOR HOME OCCUPATIONS: Those in which there is use of an
office or occupational room by a physician, surgeon, dentist,
architect, lawyer, engineer, or similar person and such use
is (a) conducted entirely within a dwelling which is the bona
fide primary residence of the principal practitioner and in which
he does in fact reside during non-business hours; and (b) no more
than two (2) persons other than the principal practitioner
are engaged in the occupation on the premises; and (c) there
is no display of goods, tools, equipment, commercial vehicle,
or advertising other than an unilluminated sign not exceeding
one square foot in area. The term major home occupation shall
exclude any funeral home, kennel, veterinary office, animal
hospital, nursery school,and establishment in which goods are
offered for sale."
"MINOR HOME OCCUPATIONS: Those in which (a) no person other
than a member of the family residing on the premises is en-
gaged in the occupation; (b) there is no visible evidence
(including signs of any size) in the outside appearance of
the premises of the conduct of such occupation; (c) the
traffic generated is in no greater volume than would nor-
mally be expected in the neighborhood; (d) there is no
need for parking beyond that normally provided in a resi-
dential area; and (e) no equipment is used other than that
normally used for domestic or household purposes. The
term minor home occupation shall exclude any funeral home,
kennel, veterinary office, animal hospital, nursery school,
and establishment in which goods are offered for sale."
This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption
by the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia.
Adopted: April 8, 1975.
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