Home Occupation - As of Right. One (1) home occupation may be allowed on any premises as of right, provided that the home occupation: 1.  is conducted solely within a dwelling and solely by the person(s) occupying the dwelling as a primary residence; 2.  is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the premises for residential purposes; 3.  does not produce offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, lighting, electrical interference, radioactive emission or environmental pollution; 4.  does not utilize exterior storage of material or equipment (including the parking of commercial vehicles); 5.  does not exhibit any exterior indication of its presence or any variation from residential appearance; 6.  does not produce any customer, pupil, or client trips to the occupation site and has no nonresident employees; 7.  is registered as a business with the City Clerk.  

Home Occupation - By Special Permit.  One (1) home occupation may be allowed on any premises by special permit issued by the Board of Appeals, provided that: 1. the home occupation complies with the pertinent  provisions of Section 3.3.1, above; 2.  is conducted within a dwelling solely by the person(s) occupying the dwelling as a primary residence and, in addition to the residents of the premises, by not more than three additional employees; 3.  does not exhibit any exterior indication of its presence, or any variation from residential appearance, except for a sign or name plate in compliance with Section 5.3; 4.  a special permit for such use is granted by the Board of Appeals, subject to conditions including, but not limited to, restriction of hours of operation, maximum floor area, off-street parking, and maximum number of daily customer vehicle trips.  Such special permit shall be limited to three years, or the transfer of the property, whichever first occurs, and may be renewed by the Board of Appeals.

ACCESSORY APARTMENTS: 7.2.1  Purpose.  For the purpose of (a) providing small additional dwelling units to rent without adding to the number of buildings in the City or substantially altering the appearance of the City; (b) providing alternative housing options; and (c) enabling owners of single family dwellings larger than required for their present needs to share space and the burdens of home ownership, an accessory apartment may be created in accordance with the following requirements. 

7.2.2  Procedures.  Accessory apartments may be allowed subject to site plan approval from the Planning Board in accordance with section 9.5 of this Ordinance, and provided that each of the following additional criteria are met.   

7.2.3  Conditions. 1.  A plot plan of the existing dwelling unit and proposed accessory apartment shall be submitted to the Planning Board, showing the location of the building on the lot, the proposed accessory apartment, location of any septic system and required parking.  A mortgage inspection survey shall be sufficient to meet this requirement; 2.  An affidavit shall be provided stating that one of the two dwelling units shall be occupied by the owner of the property, except for bona fide temporary absence; 3.  Not more than one accessory apartment may be established on a lot.  The accessory apartment shall not exceed 800 square feet in floor space and shall be located in the principal residential structure on the premises or in a preexisting accessory structure; 4.  The external appearance of the structure in which the accessory apartment is to be located shall not be significantly altered from the appearance of a single-family structure;  5.  Sufficient and appropriate space for at least one (1) additional parking space shall be constructed by the owner to serve the accessory apartment.  Said parking space shall be constructed of materials consistent with the existing driveway and shall have vehicular access to the driveway; 6.  No site plan approval shall be granted without a condition that the accessory apartment shall conform to the provisions of Title V of the State Sanitary Code, 310CMR 15.00 and the State Building Code.

7.2.4  Decision.  Site plan approval for an accessory apartment may be granted by the Planning Board upon a finding that the construction and occupancy of the apartment will not be  detrimental to the neighborhood in which the subject property is located and after consideration of the factors set forth in Section 9.5 of this Ordinance.