(2) No special exception shall be granted unless the Zoning Board of Appeals shall find that:
a) The location and size of the use, the nature and intensity of the operations connected with it, the size of the lot in relation to it and the location of the lot with respect to streets giving access to it are such that it will be in harmony with the neighborhood in which it is located, the use will not hinder or discourage the residential use of adjacent residential properties or adversely affect the residential character of adjacent properties and that traffic on the adjacent streets will not be unduly impeded.
(b) The parking is adequate and properly located and that the entrance and exit driveways are laid out so as to achieve maximum safety.
(3) The records of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall include the reasons for these findings above to be made before a special exception may be granted. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall attach such conditions and safeguards and shall have inspection rights as are necessary to ensure continued compliance with the terms of the special exception.
(4) A special exception approval, pursuant to the provisions of Section 177-49, as amended by Section 2 of this ordinance, shall not be required for a person to conduct a home occupation in the dwelling unit which such person occupies as his or her principal residence provided that:
a) There are no non-resident employees.
(b) There are no visits to the subject dwelling or unit by clients and/or customers.
(c) There is/are no sign(s).
(d) That the home occupation otherwise complies with the requirements of Section 177-49C(1)(b)-(f), as amended by Section 2 of this ordinance.
Notwithstanding, the provisions of this paragraph (4) of Section 177-49C, if the Zoning Enforcement Officer determines that the proposed use may violate the provisions of Section 177-49C(2), he shall notify the applicant of such determination and require the applicant to file an application for a special exception with the Zoning Board of Appeals. All persons desiring to conduct a home occupation under this Section 177-49C(4) shall be required, prior to conducting such home occupation, to obtain a toning permit from the Zoning Enforcement Officer of the Town of West Hartford and pay the necessary fees established therefore.
