Home Business in Dane County, WI (2026)

Dane County Code of Ordinances, ch. 10.004(72)(a)-(h)

(72) Home occupation. A home occupation is any activity carried on by a member of the family residing on the premises, which meets all of the following conditions: (a) The occupation is conducted within a dwelling and not in an accessory building; (b) Only members of the family residing on the premises may be employed on the premises, plus a maximum of one other unrelated person; (c) No stock-i...

Dane County Code of Ordinances, ch. 10.004(72)(i)-(j)

(72) Home occupation. A home occupation is any activity carried on by a member of the family residing on the premises, which meets all of the following conditions: ... (i) There is no evidence, other than the sign referred to in subsection (j) below, that will indicate from the exterior that the building is being utilized in part for any purpose other than that of a dwelling; and (j) One (1) si...

Dane County Code of Ordinances, ch. 10.102(8) (Off-street parking requirements based on building use, item 35)

35. Home occupations: 1 space for an employee, if any, plus adequate space to accommodate all customers on the site at peak periods. ... 36. Incidental room rental: 1 space per rented room.

Dane County Code of Ordinances ch. 10.004(50); ch. 10.235(4)(c); ch. 10.273(2)(g)

(50) Day care centers. A place or home which provides care for nine (9) or more children under the age of seven (7) years for less than 24 hours a day and is licensed as provided for in s. 48.65 of the Wisconsin Statutes. ... (4) Conditional uses. (a) Attached accessory dwelling units. (b) Cemeteries. (c) Day care centers. ... (2) Permitted uses. ... (g) Day care centers.