Leominster, MA Business Licensing & Operations: Auto Repair on Residential Property (2026)

2 permits a home occupation or office as an accessory use by right in residential zoning districts, provided the operator meets every listed condition. No exterior change may alter the residential appearance of the building, the principal operator must live on the property with no more than two additional nonresident employees, and the business may use no more than twenty-five percent or four hundred square feet of the building's total floor area, whichever is less. For a home-based auto repair operation specifically, two clauses matter most: Sec.

5 allows only one vehicle or piece of heavy equipment with a gross vehicle weight over ten thousand pounds to be stored or parked outdoors, and only if the storage area is substantially screened, and Sec. 6 flatly bars any outdoor storage of equipment or materials used in the home occupation, which rules out an outdoor bay for parts, tires or fluids. Sec. , and Sec. 9 caps signage at one non-illuminated sign no larger than four square feet. The business also cannot generate nonresidential traffic or parking beyond what a typical residential property in the area would produce, and no more than two parking spaces may serve the home business under Sec. 8.