6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Duval County, Florida.
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Home occupations permitted countywide in Duval (consolidated Jax-Duval) under Ordinance Code §656 zoning districts RLD/RMD/RHD with registration through Planning & Development. Must remain clearly incidental to residential use.
Home occupation signage is prohibited in residential zones countywide. Ordinance Code Chapter 656 bars any exterior sign or display advertising a home-based business.
Customer visits to home occupations in Duval County must not change the residential character of the neighborhood. No retail walk-in traffic; by-appointment only with limited volume.
Cottage food operations legal countywide under FL §500.80. No county registration or inspection required up to $250,000 annual gross sales. Direct-to-consumer and online/mail sales allowed statewide.
Florida Statute § 500.80 — Cottage food operations
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. (2) A cottage food operation may sell, offer for sale, and accept paymen...
Family and large family home daycares in Duval County licensed by FL DCF under FL §402.313/§402.3131. Zoning allows family daycare as accessory home occupation in residential districts.
Fla. Stat. § 402.313 (Family Day Care Homes)
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 with the department, providing the following i...
Jacksonville-Duval County requires a home occupation permit for most home-based businesses. Zoning Code Chapter 656 Part 4 governs home occupations and restricts signage, outdoor storage, customer visits, and employees. The consolidated city-county government applies these rules uniformly across Duval County. Businesses must be clearly incidental to residential use.
1 cities in Duval County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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