Home Business in Greene County, MO (2026)
4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Greene County, Missouri.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
In unincorporated Greene County, a home-based business in a residential district is capped at one non-family employee, 50% of one dwelling story, and no commercial vehicles or outdoor storage. Springfield and other cities enforce separate codes.
Greene County Home Occupation Permit Standards
Some RestrictionsGreene County Zoning Regulations, Art. IV, § 22
Home Occupations are permitted accessory uses in residential districts so long as all of the following conditions are observed: 1. No more than one (1) person, other than a member of the immediate family occupying the dwelling, shall be employed; 2. Not more than fifty (50) percent of the floor area of one (1) story of the dwelling is devoted to the Home Occupation; ... 6. No commercial vehicle...
Signage Rules
Greene County limits home occupations in unincorporated areas to one nameplate sign, capped at one square foot, non-illuminated, and barred from front or side yards.
Greene County home business sign limits
Some RestrictionsGreene County Zoning Regulations, Art. IV, § 22(A)(8)
8. Only one (1) nameplate will be allowed. a. It may display the name of the occupant and/or the name of the occupation. b. It shall not exceed one (1) square foot in area. c. It shall be non-illuminated, and d. It shall not be erected in any required front or side yard. 9. The use shall not generate traffic, parking, noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical interference beyon...
Customer Traffic Restrictions
Unincorporated Greene County caps home-business traffic and parking at normal residential levels, and requires any client or customer parking off the street, not in the front yard.
Greene County Home Occupation Traffic Cap
Some RestrictionsGreene County Zoning Regulations, Art. IV, § 22(A)(5)
No traffic shall be generated by such Home Occupation in greater volumes than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood, and any need for parking generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall be met off the street and other than in a required front yard; 6. No commercial vehicle shall be used in connection with the Home Occupation or parked on the property; 7. No out...
Home Daycare
In unincorporated Greene County, a family day care home is a permitted Home Occupation capped at ten children in addition to those living there, and it must hold the required state day care license. Springfield, Republic, Willard, Strafford and Ash Grove regulate daycares under their own city codes.
Greene County Home Daycare Zoning Rules
Some RestrictionsGreene County Zoning Regulations, Art. IV, § 22(A)(10)(e)
10. The following are typical examples of uses which often can be conducted within the limits of the restrictions established in this section and thereby qualify as Home Occupations. Uses which qualify as "Home Occupations" are not limited to those named in this paragraph (nor does the listing of a use in this paragraph automatically qualify it as a Home Occupation): a. Artists and sculptors;...
Home Business by City in Greene County
1 cities in Greene County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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