Part III Use Standards | 16.321 Home-Based Business
11. Soil Permeability. Soil permeability requirements for disposal and subsurface treatment and storage facilities shall conform to those required by the State Water Resources Control Board. All other above-ground facilities shall have engineered structural design features common to other types of industrial facilities. These features shall include spill containment and monitoring devices. All other facilities may be located in areas where surficial materials are principally highly permeable if adequate spill containment and inspection measures are employed. 12. Existing Groundwater Quality. Residuals repositories are allowed only where the uppermost water-bearing zone or aquifer is presently mineralized (by natural or human induced conditions) to the extent that it could not reasonably be considered for beneficial use. All other facilities located in areas where existing groundwater quality is Class 1 or Class 2 shall provide increased spill containment and inspection measures. 13. Proximity to Areas of Waste Generation. Subject to other standards and criteria described herein, all facilities shall be located in areas best suited for providing services to any hazardous waste generators in the City. Facilities that will primarily serve generators from outside the City shall demonstrate why the facility cannot be located closer to the points of hazardous waste generation to be serviced.
16.321 HOME-BASED BUSINESS 16.321.01 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY These provisions regulate businesses operated as an accessory use in a place of residence, by providing criteria and procedures for the approval of home-based businesses; in the interest of public health, safety and welfare.
16.321.02 HOME-BASED BUSINESS PERMIT AND BUSINESS LICENSE REQUIRED A. A home-based business shall require a HomeBased Business Permit, which is processed in the same manner as a Zoning Compliance Review, pursuant to Chapter 16.603, Zoning Compliance Review, and a business license pursuant to Title 5 (Business licenses and regulations). B. Where the provisions of this Chapter allow modifications subject to approval of a Minor Use Permit under Chapter 16.606, Minor and Major Use Permits, the Director may impose reasonable conditions deemed necessary to ensure compliance.
16.321.03 USES PERMITTED Any use, except those excluded by Section 16.321.05, Exclusions below or standards applicable to the zoning district where the residential unit is located, may be a home-based business subject to the final determination by the Director.
16.321.04 HOME-BASED BUSINESS REGULATIONS In addition to all of the applicable requirements of this Chapter and the Vallejo Municipal Code, home-based businesses shall be maintained in compliance with all of the following regulations: A. Location. The use shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling, garage or accessory structure. B. Compatibility. A home-based business shall not create offensive or objectionable noise, vibration, odors, smoke, fumes, heat, dust, dirt, glare, or electrical disturbance perceptible by the average person beyond the lot line or party walls of multi-unit buildings of the subject premises.
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TITLE 16: ZONING CODE | VALLEJO, CA
Draft: 01/06/2021
