Bergenfield permits home occupations as accessory uses customarily conducted within a dwelling, secondary to residential use, and not changing the dwelling's residential character or exterior appearance.
Under Chapter 186 (Land Development), Article VI, a home occupation must be an accessory use of a service character conducted by residents of the dwelling. It must be clearly secondary to residential use and produce no exterior evidence of business activity beyond a single permitted identification sign. Recognized examples include dressmakers, tailors, milliners, typists, instructors, and the offices of a resident physician, dentist, lawyer, architect, professional engineer, accountant, podiatrist, optometrist, or chiropractor.
Operating a home business that alters the dwelling's residential character, employs unauthorized non-resident staff, or expands beyond accessory scope violates the zoning code and may result in cease-and-desist orders, fines, and zoning enforcement action.
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