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Home Business in Brevard County, FL (2026)

5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Brevard County, Florida.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Brevard County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Zoning & Home Occupation Permits

Brevard County allows home occupations by right in every residential zoning classification, but caps them to one non-family employee, bans on-site sales, and requires all work stay indoors.

Home Occupation Zoning Rules in Brevard County

Some Restrictions

Brevard County Code § 62-1155

a home occupation is defined as any occupation where work is performed in the home in connection with which there is no commodity sold upon the premises, no more than one person employed other than a member of the immediate family residing upon the premises, and no mechanical equipment used except such as is normal in a residence or might be used incidental to hobbies (such as small drills, san...

Signage Rules

Brevard County caps home occupation signage in unincorporated areas at one square foot: a single nonilluminated window or wall sign, with no freestanding, lit, or portable signs allowed under the zoning code's home occupation rules.

Home Business Sign Limits in Brevard County

Some Restrictions

Brevard County Code § 62-1155(b)(1)

...A nonilluminated window or wall sign of one square foot or less may be permitted. Such home occupations are permitted in all of the residential zoning classifications.

Customer Traffic Restrictions

Brevard County caps client traffic from an unincorporated-area home occupation at what two off-street parking spaces can handle, and bars doctors, therapists, and other treatment-based professionals from seeing patients in the home at all.

Brevard County Home Business Client Visit Limits

Significant Restrictions

Brevard County Code § 62-1155(b)(1)

Occupations such as doctors, chiropractors, massage therapists, home care nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists and veterinarians are permitted only if no patients are treated in the home. Such occupations shall make house calls only. Lawn care services are permitted as home occupations provided all equipment is stored in an enclosed structure. Landscaping, bail bondsmans, distributo...

Cottage Food Operations

The Brevard County code has no cottage food ordinance. A food business run from a house is treated as a home occupation under section 62-1155, and section 54-126 requires a county health department permit to operate a food establishment.

Home Food Businesses in Brevard County

Few Restrictions

Brevard County Code § 62-1155(b); § 54-126

F.S. 500.80 500.80  Cottage food operations. — (1)(a)  A cottage food operation must comply with the applicable requirements of this chapter but is exempt from the permitting requirements of s. 500.12 if the cottage food operation complies with this section and has annual gross sales of cottage food products that do not exceed $250,000. (b)  For purposes of this subs...

Home Daycare

Brevard County adopts Florida's child care statutes and rules by reference in Section 26-70 and then layers on its own requirements. Family day care homes must be licensed, and the county rules apply in the municipalities as well as unincorporated areas.

Family Day Care Home Rules in Brevard County

Some Restrictions

Brevard County Code §§ 26-70, 26-72, 26-73, 26-75, 26-76

F.S. 402.313 402.313  Family day care homes. — (1)  Family day care homes shall be licensed under this act if they are presently being licensed under an existing county licensing ordinance or if the board of county commissioners passes a resolution that family day care homes be licensed. (a)  If not subject to license, family day care homes shall register annually wi...

Home Business by City in Brevard County

4 cities in Brevard County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

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