Little Chute, WI Business Licensing & Operations: Auto Repair on Residential Property (2026)
Key Facts
- Auto repair at home
- Prohibited outright
- Conditional-use path
- Not available
- Code section
- § 44-126(b)(11)
- Covers
- Repair, body work
Summary
The Village of Little Chute flatly bars vehicle repair and body work businesses from qualifying as a home occupation: there's no permit path for running an auto shop out of a residential property.
Under no circumstances shall a vehicle repair or body work business qualify as a home occupation.(c)Conditional use.(1)The plan commission may approve home occupations in residential districts, which do not meet the standards in subsection (b) of this section as conditional uses. The standards in sections 44-119 and 44-122 shall be applicable.(2)The types and number of equipment or machinery may be restricted by the plan commission.(3)Sale or transfer of the property or expansion of the home occupation shall cause the conditional use permit to be null and void. (Code 2006, § 13-1-93)
Secs. 44-127—44-150. - Reserved.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 18 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Little Chute's home-occupation zoning standards, Sec. 44-126(b), otherwise let small businesses operate from a residence as a permitted use. Subsection (b)(11) carves out one categorical exception: a vehicle repair or body work business can never qualify as a home occupation, under any circumstances. Because the ban sits inside the permitted-use list, it also forecloses the conditional-use path in subsection (c), which only lets the plan commission approve home occupations that fail to meet the (b) standards, not businesses the code excludes outright.
Violations & Fines
Operating a vehicle repair or auto body business from a residence isn't a use the zoning code allows there at all, so the village can order it stopped or relocated to a commercially zoned property.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I run a car repair shop out of my house in Little Chute?
Can I apply for a conditional-use permit for home auto repair instead?
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