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Murphy amends home‑occupation code to conform with state law; council approves unanimously
Summary
Council approved amendments to Chapter 30 to remove lists of allowed trades and instead regulate home occupations by impact (floor area, traffic, visibility), bringing the code into conformance with state law; Planning & Zoning recommended approval 6–0 and council passed the ordinance unanimously after a brief public hearing with no speakers.
City staff (Carter) told the council the ordinance amendment replaces lists of permitted home trades with a no‑impact test so the city regulates home occupations by their effect on the property and neighborhood rather than by naming particular trades.
Carter said the primary criteria are that the home occupation be incidental and secondary to residential use (no more than half the floor area), traffic attributable to the business not exceed typical residential traffic, and that the use not be discernible beyond property boundaries. Planning and Zoning recommended approval 6–0.
The mayor opened a public hearing on the item at 6:32 p.m.; no members of the public addressed council on this item. Council member motioned to approve the ordinance as presented and the motion passed unanimously.
The amendment was characterized by staff as a cleanup to bring local code into conformance with recent state law changes; no other substantive changes to enforcement or penalties were described during the meeting.
