Home Business in Clark County, IN (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Clark County, Indiana.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Clark County zones home-based businesses as Home Occupation, Special Use 31, meaning a resident needs Board of Zoning Appeals approval before operating one. Section 156.48(C)(5) bars any exterior visibility of the business, other than shipping and receiving goods, and forbids employing anyone who is not a resident of the site.
Clark County Home Occupation Special Use Rules
Significant RestrictionsClark County Code of Ordinances § 156.48(C)(5)
(5) In addition to all the other limitations and provisions contained in this chapter, "S.U. 31" shall be limited as follows: (a) Except for the shipment and receipt of goods, products or items necessary for the "S.U. 31", the use shall not be visible from the exterior of the premises; (b) No person or persons may be employed in the "S.U. 31" home occupation at the site other than the res...
Home Daycare
Clark County's zoning code classifies an in-home daycare serving six or more unrelated children as a Child Care Home under Section 156.05, and the zoning table lists 'Child care home' as Special Use 38, meaning it needs Board of Zoning Appeals approval rather than being allowed by right. A Class I home tops out at 12 children plus three school-age children.
Clark County Family Child Care Home Zoning
Significant RestrictionsClark County Code of Ordinances § 156.05
CHILD CARE HOME. (a) A residential structure in which at least six children (not including the children for whom the provider is a parent, stepparent, guardian, custodian or other relative) at any time receive "child care" from a provider. 1. While unattended by a parent, legal guardian or custodian; and 2. For regular compensation. (b) For more than four hours but less than 24 hours in...
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