Boone County, MO Business Licensing & Operations: Auto Repair on Residential Property (2026)
Key Facts
- Where permitted
- C-G General Commercial only
- Home occupation limit
- No non-domestic equipment
- Enforcement
- Zoning violation, misdemeanor
Summary
Boone County zoning lists 'automobile repair shop' as a permitted use only in the C-G General Commercial District: it's absent from every residential and agricultural district's use list.
(17) C-G General Commercial District
Permitted Uses:
- Agricultural activity - Any permitted use of the C-N District - Amusement centers and video arcades - Automobile service station - Automobile repair shop - Bar or tavern - Billboards and signs in compliance with Section 25 - Bowling alley or billiard parlor - Display and salesroom - Farm implements, sale and repair - Farm store or feed store - Frozen food locker - Hotel or Motel
- Laboratory, research, experimental or testing, but not testing combustion engines
or explosives - Radio or television broadcasting station or studio - Reception Facility - Rental agency - Seasonal temporary fireworks stand
39 BOONE COUNTY ZONING REGULATIONS, BOONE COUNTY, MISSOURI SECTION 5
- Kennel where animals are kept within a soundproofed, air conditioned building provided there shall be no odor that shall be perceptible at the boundary of the premises and further provided the noise outside the building shall not exceed that of normal daily traffic measured at the lot line
- New or used cars, mobile homes, travel trailer, or boat sales or storage lot
- Dyeing, cleaning, laundry, printing, painting, plumbing, tinsmithing, tire sales and
services, upholstering and other general service or repair establishment of similar character. Not more than 10 percent of the lot or tract occupied by such
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.
Full Breakdown
Section 5 of the zoning ordinance lists permitted and conditional uses district by district. 'Automobile repair shop' appears exactly once, as a Permitted Use in the C-G General Commercial District (§5.A(17)); it is not on the A-1, A-2, R-S, R-D or R-M use lists. The Home Occupation definition further bars 'mechanical equipment' beyond what's 'customary for purely domestic household purposes,' so a business repairing vehicles for pay can't run as a home occupation in unincorporated Boone County either.
Violations & Fines
Operating an auto repair business from a home in a district where it isn't a listed use is a zoning violation and a misdemeanor under Section 18.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I fix cars for money in my garage in unincorporated Boone County?
What about working on my own personal vehicles at home?
Sources & Official References
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