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Lewiston board moves to allow small home food businesses, farm stands and limited metalworking as home occupations
Summary
The Lewiston Planning Board recommended the City Council permit state‑ and city‑licensed home food businesses limited to non‑potentially hazardous foods, allow small farm stands as Tier 1 home occupations with a 40‑square‑foot retail footprint, and expand Tier 2 home occupations to include metalworking and woodworking.
The Lewiston Planning Board voted to recommend that the City Council adopt amendments to Appendix A Article 12 (performance standards) and Article 2 (definitions) to expand which activities may qualify as home occupations and to add a definition for potentially hazardous foods.
Under the proposed changes, state‑ and city‑licensed home food businesses limited to non‑potentially hazardous foods would be allowed as a Tier 1 home occupation; farm stands with a retail footprint of 40 square feet or less would qualify for Tier 1 while larger farm stands would be Tier 2; and metalworking (replacing a narrower “welding” listing) and woodworking…
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