19880628 1988-14 ORDINANCE NO. 1988-14
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF MINOR HOME OCCUPATIONS
IN CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, that
Section 26-4 of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, be and hereby is amended
to include the definition of "automobile repair garage" to read in its entirety as
follows:
"Motor vehicle repair establishment: An area of land including any struct-
ure thereon used for the repair or maintenance of motor vehicles as a commer-
cial business. An area of land or structure used for the occasional, incidental
repair or maintenance of a motor vehicle registered to the resident for personal
use shall not be deemed a motor vehicle repair establishment."
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the definition of "minor home occupations,"
also in Section 26-4 of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, be and hereby is
amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"Minor home occupation: The use of offices, studios, or occupational
rooms located within a single family dwelling unit for business or commercial
purposes by a person for whom the dwelling unit is the primary residence and in
which he or she does actually reside during non-business hours. Minor home
occupations are subject to the following restrictions:
(a) No person other than a member of the family residing on the prem-
ises shall be engaged in the occupation;
(b) There shall be no visible evidence (including signs of any size) of the
minor home occupation in the outside appearance of the premises;
(c) The minor home occupation shall generate no greater volume of
traffic than would normally be expected from a single family residence;
(d) The business or commercial use shall not generate any need for
parking spaces; and
(e) No equipment shall be used other than that normally used for dom-
estic or household purposes in a single family residence.
Any of the occupations listed under the definition of "major home occupa-
tion'' may qualify as a minor home occupation provided that the proposed use
meets the criteria listed above. The term "minor horhe occupation" shall not
include any funeral home, kennel, veterinarian office, animal hospital, nursery
school, motor vehicle repair establishment, or establishment in which goods are
offered for sale."
BE IT STILL FURTHER ORDAINED that Section 26-188(j) of the Code of the
City of Fairfax, Virginia, be and hereby is amended to read in its entirety as fol-
lows:
"Motor vehicle repair establishment~., including body and fender repair,
truck repair and overhaul, motorcycle repair;"
This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its execution by the
Mayor.
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Plannin§ Commission hearing: June 13,
City Council hearing: June 28. 1988
Adopted: June 28, 1988
1988
ATTEST:
- ~iJty C~l~rk