A minor home occupation in the rural county has no land-use permit but must meet LC 16.290 conditions. A larger home occupation requires prior submittal and approval of a Type II land-use application under Lane Code Chapter 14.
Lane Code 16.290 splits home businesses into two tracks. A 'minor home occupation and/or home office' is allowed outright if it meets the LC 16.290(2)(h) conditions (indoors, up to 1,000 sq ft, no customers, limited deliveries, no signs), though any needed building permit and certificate of occupancy must be obtained first. A more intensive 'home occupation' is 'allowed subject to: prior submittal and approval of a land use application pursuant to Type II procedures of LC Chapter 14.' That approval is valid until December 31 of the year after approval and must be renewed, with the Director granting two-year extensions for compliant operations.
Running a home occupation that needed Type II approval without it, or violating conditions, is enforceable under LC Chapter 14 and can lead to non-renewal, abatement, and penalties.
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