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14.12.010
Combined refuse and customer defined—Materials not refuse designated.
15.06.050RJ Display of signs—Permit required
when.
15.04.030.C.4 Home occupation.
Home Occupation Application.
15.04.030.C.4 Additional criteria--Home occupations.
Anyone conducting a business out of the home, (i.e. Home Occupation), is required to obtain a Home Occupation Permit and a Sales Tax Use License from the City of Longmont Tax Assessors Office. For information please call the City of Longmont Tax Assessors Office at (303) 651-8672, or call the Longmont City Source for recorded information at (303) 774-4370 Ext. 148.
A home occupation is a business, profession, occupation or trade conducted from a dwelling and that is located entirely within a dwelling or accessory structure such as a detached garage.
It is accessory, incidental and secondary to the use of the structure for dwelling purposes and does not change the essential residential impact, character or appearance of the dwelling.
It is the intent of the City of Longmont Municipal Code to regulate home occupations so the average resident of the neighborhood, under normal circumstances, will not be aware of their existence.
Additional off-street parking may need to be provided without changing the residential character of the premises. The use shall not create nuisances such as traffic, on-street parking, noise, vibration, odor, glare, fumes, electrical interference or hazards greater than that usually associated with residential uses.
A home occupation shall only be conducted by the inhabitants thereof and no other. A person who does not so reside within the dwelling cannot be employed in the home occupation.
The total area used shall not exceed one-half the first floor area of the user’s dwelling unit, this includes any area(s) used in an accessory structure.
One (1) wall sign not larger than one and one-half square feet may be attached onto the house. A permit for this sign must be obtained prior to installation. Please contact Building Inspection at (303) 651-8332 for information.
Substantial retailing or wholesaling of stocks, supplies or products is not permitted at the premises. Delivery of retail products to the consumer off the premises, such as in the course of a mail order business, is permitted.
Exterior storage of supplies or material is prohibited. Any chemically hazardous, explosive or combustible material within the dwelling or upon the exterior of the property is also prohibited.
Please note that any refuse generated, because of a Home Occupation will not be picked up by the City of Longmont Sanitation Department. You will need to make arrangements for removal either yourself or with a private trash disposal service. Of course, household refuse will be picked up by the City Sanitation service as usual.
14.12.010 Combined refuse and customer defined—Materials not refuse designated.
The words "combined refuse" as used in this chapter, are defined as all trash and waste matter produced by normal household living which is ordinarily discarded in and about dwelling houses, and shall be deemed to include kitchen waste, leaves, grass clippings, weeds, trimming from small shrubs, bottles, cans, food containers, paper, rags, small pest animal carcasses, animal or pet waste and other matter discarded in and about dwelling houses. The word "refuse" shall not include ashes, large trees, stumps, logs, sod, concrete, dirt, appliances, furniture, refuse produced by dwelling occupant remodeling or home occupation businesses, paints, lubricating oils, solvents, caustic or acid substances, pet or large animal carcasses, truck and automobile bodies and/or chassis parts including batteries, tires, wheels and drive-train components, or other similar materials.
15.06.050RJ Display of signs—Permit required when.
No sign shall be displayed in the city limits until a permit for it has been issued by the city unless it is exempt from a permit in accordance with this title. No permit shall be issued unless the applicant demonstrates that the proposed sign meets the requirements of this code. All face changes, except changeable copy signs, shall require a permit. Minimum submittal requirements and sign permit applications are available in the Building Inspection office (303) 651-8332.
15.04.030.C.4 Home occupation.
"Home occupation" means an incidental accessory use of a dwelling unit for gainful employment of the residents therein, which use does not change the essential residential character or appearance of the dwelling unit. See Chapter 15 for standards.
Home Occupation Application
Click on the link to the file below to download the Home Occupation Application. IMPORTANT: You MUST have the Adobe Acrobat Reader on your system prior to dowloading the application to be able to view these files.
Home Occupation Application (homeoccapp.pdf, 88 KB)
15.04.030.C.4 Additional criteria--Home occupations.
A. A home occupation is a business, profession, occupation or trade conducted for any business or commercial purpose, located entirely within a principal residential structure, and is accessory, incidental and secondary to the use of the structure for dwelling purposes and does not change the essential residential impact, character or appearance of the dwelling.
B. It is the intent of this section to regulate home occupations so the average resident of the neighborhood, under normal circumstances, will not be aware of their existence. All home occupations must meet all of the following criteria:
Home occupations shall be conducted entirely within the principal structure or an accessory structure associated with the residential use, and shall be carried on by the inhabitants thereof and no others. A person who does not so reside within the dwelling cannot be employed in the home occupation. A home occupation shall not render unusable off-street parking required for the dwelling per this code.
Home occupations shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes and shall not change the character thereof.
The total area used for a home occupation shall not exceed an area representing one-half the first-floor area of the user's dwelling unit.
There shall be no advertising or other display or indications of a home occupation with the exception of the signage permitted per the sign code, Title 17 of this code.
There shall be no substantial retailing or wholesaling of stocks, supplies or products conducted on the premises of a home occupation; however, delivery of retail products to the consumer off the premises, such as in the course of a mail order business, shall be permitted.
There shall be no exterior storage on the premises of supplies or material used in the home occupation, nor of any chemically hazardous, explosive or combustible material within the dwelling or upon the exterior of the property.
A home occupation shall provide additional offstreet parking area adequate to accommodate all needs created by the home occupation, without changing the residential character of the premises.
A home occupation shall not generate or result in nuisances such as traffic, on-street parking, noise, vibration, odor, glare, fumes, electrical interference or hazards greater than that usually associated with residential uses.
Last Updated: 11/13/07