17.42.150 Live-work units.
A. Limitation on Uses. A live-work unit shall not be established or used in conjunction with any of the following uses or activities:
1. Adult businesses;
2. Vehicle maintenance or repair (e.g., body or mechanical work, including boats and recreational vehicles), vehicle detailing and painting, upholstery, etc.;
3. Storage of flammable liquids or hazardous materials beyond that normally associated with a residential use;
4. Welding, machining, or any open flame work; and
5. Any other activity or use, as determined by the planning commission, to be incompatible with residential activities and/or to have the possibility of affecting the health or safety of live-work unit residents, because of the potential for the use to create dust, glare, heat, noise, noxious gases, odor, smoke, traffic, vibration or other impacts, or would be hazardous because of materials, processes, products, or wastes.
B. Sale or Rental of Portions of Unit. No portion of a live-work unit shall be separately rented or sold as a commercial space for any person not living in the premises or as a residential space for any person not working in the same unit.
C. Nonresident Employees. Up to two persons who do not reside in the live-work unit can work in the unit. The employment of three or more persons who do not reside in the live-work unit can be permitted subject to use permit approval, based on additional findings that the employment will not adversely affect traffic and parking conditions in the site vicinity.
D. Client and Customer Visits. Client and customer visits to live-work units are permitted subject to any applicable conditions of the use permit.
E. Design Standards. A live-work unit shall be designed to accommodate commercial uses as evidenced by the provision of ventilation, interior storage, flooring, and/or other physical improvements of the type commonly found in exclusively commercial facilities permitted in the C-R district. (Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Ord. 2006-03 § 1 (Exh. A), 2006)