Noblesville UDO Sec. 159.122 limits customer traffic and on-site activity at home occupations. The dwelling's residential character must be preserved, retail sales are limited to goods produced on-site by the operator, and prohibited high-traffic uses (restaurants, hair salons with 2+ chairs, dance studios, private schools, massage parlors) cannot operate at home. One non-resident assistant (40 hr/wk max) is allowed except for state-licensed child care homes regulated under IC 12-17.2.
Sec. 159.122 (Article 9, Part C) does not enumerate a precise visitor cap, but constrains customer traffic through three interlocking mechanisms. First, the prohibited-use list explicitly bars walk-in / high-traffic operations in residential dwellings: medical or dental offices, law offices, dance studios, restaurants, hair salons with 2 or more chairs, massage parlors / massage studios, private schools, in-home therapy or counseling services, vehicle or equipment repair, and houses of worship. Second, the 'residential character' requirement (the primary use must remain residential, no exterior changes giving a commercial appearance) means parking demand, frequency of customer visits, and noise/odor must not exceed what is typical of the surrounding neighborhood. Third, the operator-resident requirement plus one-non-resident-employee cap (40 hr/wk) physically limits how many people can be at the home for the business at any time. Retail sales are confined to goods produced on-site by the operator — Noblesville does not permit a walk-in storefront restocking purchased inventory in a residence. Family Child Care Homes are exempted from the employee cap because Indiana licenses them separately under IC 12-17.2-5 (Class I home: up to 12 children plus 3 school-aged children during the school year; Class II home: 13-16 children) through the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning; the local Home Occupation Permit still applies in parallel. Customer parking must fit within the existing driveway or legal on-street parking and may not create congestion on the street.
Excessive customer traffic, operating a prohibited use (salon with 2+ chairs, dance studio, restaurant, massage studio), or generating off-premises nuisance is enforced by Noblesville Code Enforcement under UDO Sec. 159.046, with notice of violation, stop-use orders, and civil penalties under Code Sec. 10.99. Hamilton County Superior Court may grant injunctive relief in serious or repeat cases. Unlicensed child care operations are separately enforced by FSSA under IC 12-17.2 with administrative penalties up to $50/day per violation.
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