Home Business in Bonneville County, ID (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Bonneville County, Idaho.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
In the A-1 Agricultural Zone, Bonneville County caps a home occupation's accessory building at 1,000 square feet on parcels of one acre or less (2,000 square feet on larger parcels), restricts staffing to family members living in the home, and bans junkyards, towing, and hazardous-material storage.
Bonneville County Home Occupation Zoning Rules
Some RestrictionsBonneville County Code of Ordinances § 156.126(F)
Home occupation: (1) Where the home occupation is to be conducted on a parcel of land of one acre or less in size, all activities in connection with the occupation are to be conducted within an occupied dwelling or else within a building which is accessory to an occupied dwelling, which building will have a floor area of not to exceed 1,000 square feet and the home occupation will be conducted ...
Signage Rules
Home occupation signs in Bonneville County's residence zones are capped at one and one-half square feet, must be a single non-flashing sign, and any lighting must be indirect, under § 152.22(C)(3) of the county's sign code.
Bonneville County Home Occupation Sign Limits
Some RestrictionsBonneville County Code of Ordinances § 152.22(C)(3)
(C) Signs in Residence Zones (R-P, R-1, R-1.5, R-2, R-3). Signs allowed to be placed in residence zones are as follows: ... (3) Signs for offices for professional persons and home occupations, provided signs are limited to one non-flashing sign not larger in area that one and one-half square feet; if lighted, it shall be indirect lighting.
Customer Traffic Restrictions
A home occupation with visiting clients in Bonneville County's A-1 Agricultural Zone may only conduct that client-facing business between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., and must provide off-street parking for those visitors in addition to the operation's own vehicle.
Bonneville County Home Business Client Hours
Some RestrictionsBonneville County Code of Ordinances § 156.126(F)(4), (F)(6)
No commercial vehicles shall be used in the business and only one motorized vehicle may be used in association with the home occupation and shall not exceed one ton rated capacity and one trailer which does not exceed 24 feet in length, with adequate off-street parking provided for such business vehicles and any visiting clientele; ... Home occupations with visiting clientele shall have busines...
Home Daycare
Bonneville County requires anyone operating a daycare home for one to five children for pay to obtain a county license, backed by a Sheriff's Office background check. Operating unlicensed is a misdemeanor under Idaho Code § 18-303.
Bonneville County Home Daycare Licensing Rules
Significant RestrictionsBonneville County Code of Ordinances §§ 113.05, 113.06
DAYCARE HOME PROVIDER. A person using any home or premises for the care of one to five children, who is paid to care for the said children... It is hereby declared by the county that all persons entering into the business of child care shall in the interest of the safety of these children and, for public information, obtain a license from the county. Prior to obtaining a license, a background i...
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