Section 14.03.03 allows home occupations as an accessory use to single-family residences subject to standards including no outdoor storage, no exterior evidence of business, and limits on customer/employee traffic. A business license under Title 5 is required.
Lake Havasu City permits home occupations as an accessory use in any zone that allows single-family residences. The use-specific standards in § 14.03.03 require: (1) the dwelling remains primarily residential in character and use, (2) no outside storage of equipment, materials, or supplies, (3) no exterior signs other than permitted home occupation signs, (4) no on-street customer parking beyond residential norms, and (5) compliance with all noise, hours, and nuisance standards. A city business license under Title 5 is required. Nonconforming home occupations may continue as legal nonconforming uses but lose status if business ceases for 60 days or the license lapses for 30 days.
Code Enforcement civil citations under § 14.05.06; license suspension; potential criminal misdemeanor for repeated violation.
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