Home Business in El Paso County, CO (2026)
5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in El Paso County, Colorado.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
El Paso County splits home businesses into residential and rural home occupations, each with its own standards, and requires a site plan or home occupation permit to confirm compliance.
El Paso County Home Occupation Permit
Some RestrictionsEl Paso County Land Development Code § 5.2.29 (Home Occupations)
There are two categories of home occupations: residential home occupation and rural home occupation. Separate standards and criteria apply to each category. ... A site plan and/or home occupation permit may be necessary to verify compliance with the home occupation standards.
Signage Rules
Home occupations in unincorporated El Paso County cannot advertise with any sign visible from outside the dwelling, and no sign illumination is allowed beyond normal residential lighting.
El Paso County Home Occupation Sign Limits
Significant RestrictionsEl Paso County Land Development Code § 5.2.29(4)(d)
There shall be no advertising of the home occupation visible outside the dwelling except in accordance with the signage provisions in Chapter 6. Except by customary exterior residential lighting, no sign illumination is allowed. (e) Outside Storage Prohibited. There shall be no outside storage or display on the...
Customer Traffic Restrictions
El Paso County caps home-occupation client visits at 3 people at a time and requires at least 2 onsite parking spaces once customers start visiting, per LDC § 5.2.29(A)(4).
El Paso County Home Business Client Limit
Some RestrictionsEl Paso County Land Development Code § 5.2.29(A)(4)(g)-(h) (Home Occupations — General Standards)
The occupation will ordinarily not bring more than 3 clients or customers to the lot or parcel at any one time. (h) Customer Parking Required. If the home occupation will result in any clients or customers coming to the property, no less than 2 parking spaces shall be available. All required parking spaces must be located onsite and shall comply with the Parking, Loading, and Maneuvering Stan...
Cottage Food Operations
El Paso County follows the Colorado Cottage Foods Act (C.R.S. §25-4-1614). Non-potentially hazardous homemade foods may be sold directly to consumers up to $10,000 per product per year. Labeling and food safety course required.
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Few RestrictionsColorado Cottage Foods Act, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
In 2012, the Colorado legislature enacted the Colorado Cottage Foods Act, allowing limited types of food products that are non-potentially hazardous (do not require refrigeration for safety) to be sold directly to consumers without licensing or inspections. Eligible foods What type of foods are eligible? Foods that are non-potentially hazardous, or in other words, do not require refrigeration f...
Home Daycare
El Paso County keeps family care homes and child care centers at least 500 feet apart along the same road, unless the home has fewer than 6 children or sits in a commercial zone.
El Paso County Home Daycare Spacing Rule
Some RestrictionsEl Paso County Land Development Code § 5.2.17(A), Table 5-3 (Child Care Centers, Family Care Homes, and Group Homes)
No family care homes, child care centers, or group homes, excluding group homes for disabled persons, shall be located on an adjacent lot or parcel or within 500 linear feet along the same road from the lot or parcel boundary lines as another family care home, child care center, or applicable group home except for those facilities t...
Home Business by City in El Paso County
1 cities in El Paso County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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