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Home Business in Southampton Village, NY (2026)

2 verified home business rules for Southampton Village, New York, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Zoning & Home Occupation Permits

In the Village of Southampton, a home occupation must be run inside a dwelling by its residents and stay clearly secondary to the residential use. It cannot take more than 1/3 of the ground floor area, show external evidence other than an announcement sign, or use anything beyond customary household equipment. Clinics, barbershops, beauty parlors, restaurants, breeding kennels and antique dealers do not qualify.

Home Occupation Rules in the Village of Southampton

Some Restrictions

Southampton Village Code § 116-2

HOME OCCUPATION Any gainful occupation customarily conducted within a dwelling by the residents thereof that is clearly secondary to the residential use and that does not change the character of the structure as a residence. Said activity shall not occupy more than 1/3 of the ground floor area of the dwelling or its equivalent elsewhere in the dwelling if so used, and further provided that ther...

Signage Rules

A home professional office or home occupation in the Village of Southampton gets one identification sign per public street frontage, no larger than two square feet, bearing only the resident's name and profession or occupation. The sign sits at least five feet from all property lines and no more than six feet above natural ground.

Home Occupation Sign Limits in the Village of Southampton, NY

Some Restrictions

Southampton Village Code § 116-13B(1)

B. Identification signs. ... (1) A home professional office or home occupation may have one identification sign on each public street frontage of its property. Such sign shall bear only the name and profession or occupation of the resident. Such sign shall have a maximum area of two square feet and may be located on the building wall or in the required front yard, provided that it is set back a...

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