Home Business in Hanover County, VA (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Hanover County, Virginia.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Hanover County allows home occupations in Hanover County outside the Town of Ashland only if they meet ten standards in Zoning Ordinance Section 26-279, including fixed operating hours, on-site parking and a ban on exterior signs of business use beyond one small placard.
Hanover County Home Occupation Standards
Some RestrictionsHanover County Code § 26-279
Except for vehicle and equipment storage in conjunction with a construction or service contractor's business office, home occupations shall conform to the standards specified below: ... 1.The home occupation use shall be limited to the hours between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday.2.There shall be no outside storage of materials used in the business, unless screened in accordance wit...
Signage Rules
A home occupation in Hanover County outside the Town of Ashland may display no more than one nonilluminated sign, capped at two square feet, advertising the business, under Zoning Ordinance Section 26-279(6).
Hanover County Home Business Sign Limit
Significant RestrictionsHanover County Code § 26-279(6)
Except for vehicle and equipment storage in conjunction with a construction or service contractor's business office, home occupations shall conform to the standards specified below: ... 6.There shall be no more than one nonilluminated sign permitted, limited to no more than two (2) square feet, advertising the home occupation.
Customer Traffic Restrictions
Hanover County's Zoning Ordinance restricts home occupations to the hours of 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and requires dedicated off-street parking for every nonresident employee and for client-serving floor area. Walk-in home retail sales are not allowed by right and need a special exception from the Board.
Hanover County Home Business Client Rules
Some RestrictionsHanover County Code § 26-279
1.The home occupation use shall be limited to the hours between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday. ... 4.There shall be parking provided as follows: One space per nonresident employee and one space per two hundred (200) square feet of floor area devoted to the office, personal service, retail sales businesses, or home craft uses, or one space per student for instructional uses. Such bu...
Home Daycare
Hanover County zoning treats in-home child care for up to four kids under 13 as a 'family day home,' which County Code Section 26-6 defines and which is permitted by right as an accessory use in the county's residential zoning districts. Care for four or more children under age two requires licensing or voluntary registration with the Virginia Department of Social Services.
Home Daycare Zoning Rules in Hanover County
Some RestrictionsHanover County Code §§ 26-6, 26-19(19)
Family day home: A child day program offered in the residence of the provider or the home of any of the children in care for one (1) through four (4) children under the age of thirteen (13), exclusive of the provider's own children and any children who reside in the home, when at least one (1) child receives care for compensation; provided, no family day home shall care for more than four (4) c...
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