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(B) The home occupation shall be continuously conducted in such a manner as not to create any nuisance, public or private, known law or equity, including but not limited to: noise, odors, vibration, fumes, smoke, fire hazard, or electronic, electrical, or electromagnetic interference. The applicant proposes to operate a barber business as a home occupation. The business is proposed to be conducted entirely within the dwelling on the property. A barber business can be reasonably anticipated to generate very little noise, odors, vibrations, fumes, or smoke. It is also very unlikely to cause an excess fire hazard, electronic, electrical, or electromagnetic interference in the area. If conducted inside, and limited to appointment only patronage, the business can be reasonably assumed to be able to operate in compliance with this section. The criterion is met and it shall be made a condition of approval that the applicant continuously operate in compliance with this section. (C) No sign shall be displayed on the premises except those as permitted in MCC 16.31.060(A). The applicant has not indicated that they propose to erect a sign for the business. However, it shall be made a condition of approval that any sign be in compliance with the regulations cited in this section. The criterion is met. (D) No structural alterations shall be made to the dwelling that would be inconsistent with future use of the building as a dwelling. The applicant is proposing to wall off a section of the existing garage to create a new room in which the barber business will operate. It is not unusual for people to erect a partition wall to create additional rooms in existing garages, and the garage can still be utilized for storage and cars parked on the parking slab on the property. Finally, the wall could be removed in the future should new property owners want to fully realize the storage space in the garage again, as the walls will likely not be load bearing. Therefore, the proposed alterations to the dwelling are consistent with development in existing homes and would not be inconsistent with future use of the building as a dwelling. The criterion is met. (E) No alteration to or use of the premises shall be made that would reduce the number of on-site parking spaces required for dwellings as outlined in MCC 16.30.170. The applicants are located within a transit corridor overlay area meaning the standards for the number of on-site parking spaces required for a dwelling in this zone is not applicable or enforceable. Additionally, if the standards did apply, the minimum amount of parking spaces for the dwelling would be 2 total spaces, and the existing driveway exceeds the minimum driveway width (16 feet) required for 2 parking spaces, so the garage being potentially unavailable for parking would not reduce the number of required parking spaces below the standard outlined in MCC 16.30.170. The criterion is met. (F) Parking of customers’ or clients’ vehicles shall create no hazard or unusual congestion. If the home occupation requires any parking for an employee or customer, a site plan meeting the requirements for off-street parking in Chapter 16.30 MCC shall be submitted and approved by the planning manager. Home occupations that provide services to customers are limited to only allowing customers to visit the property by appointment only. This restriction reduces the potential for a business to over-crowd the existing parking infrastructure such that it becomes a hazard or creates unusual congestion in the local area, because it means that customers only come to the property when there is an availability to help them. That means less people waiting and generating excessive parking congestion. This is important for this location, as it is near the end of a dead-end street. The applicant’s property is developed with an extra wide driveway (about 27 feet wide) and appears to be capable of parking 3 cars at a time. The driveway is sufficient to meet the requirements of this section. The criterion is met, however it shall be made a condition of approval that the home occupation continuously operate in a manner compliant with this section. (G) Delivery and pick-up of materials or commodities in conjunction with the home occupation to and from the premises shall be made by private vehicles or by commercial vehicles not exceeding two axles in size.