(1) Issuing of permit.
All home occupations, whether minor or major, shall be required to obtain a zoning permit for a home occupation from the Township office and submit the application to the Zoning Officer to obtain approval before such use may be permitted to operate. The applicant shall be responsible for supplying such information as deemed necessary by the Zoning Officer to make this determination. Upon receipt, the Zoning Officer shall determine whether the permit is a minor, major, or prohibited home occupation within 14 working days and shall inform the applicant of the determination in writing as follows:
(a) Upon determination that the proposed use is a minor home occupation and is in conformance with the requirements of this chapter, the Zoning Officer shall issue a zoning permit for a home occupation.
(b) Where the Zoning Officer determines that the proposed use is a major home occupation, the use shall require review and approval by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with the provisions of a special exception in Article XV: Zoning Hearing Board and the criteria of this section. The Zoning Hearing Board may attach such reasonable conditions and safeguards as it deems necessary to implement the purposes of this chapter. Following approval, the Zoning Officer shall issue a zoning permit.
(c) When the application for a zoning permit for a home occupation is found to be a prohibited home occupation as per
§ 455-61E, the Zoning Officer shall inform the applicant of the reasons why the application does not comply with this chapter.
(2) Permit limitation.
(a) A zoning permit for a home occupation shall not be transferable to another property or to another type of home occupation. The permit issued shall only be valid for the use and on the property for which it was originally issued.
(b) An approved zoning permit for a home occupation shall be valid for a period of one year unless sooner revoked for violation of any condition imposed by the Zoning Hearing Board, any misrepresentation of fact made to the Zoning Hearing Board, Zoning Officer or Codes Enforcement Officer in conjunction with the application, permit, and review process, or violation of this section or any provision of this chapter. Within 30 days prior to the expiration of any such permit, the property owner shall make application for renewal of the permit to the Zoning Officer, who shall, as a condition of issuance of such renewal, make an inspection of the premises for which the permit is sought to determine continued compliance with this chapter. In the event that the Zoning Officer determines that a violation exists, the permit shall not be renewed until the violation is cured.
(c) Upon nonrenewal or revocation of the zoning permit for cause shown, the use of the premises as a home occupation shall immediately cease, and continuation thereof shall subject the owner to the penalty provisions of this chapter and/or such other legal action as the Township shall determine necessary.
