5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Jefferson County, Colorado.
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Unincorporated Jefferson County allows commercial home occupations on residential lots under Zoning Resolution Section 21. The business must be secondary to residential use, not change the property's character, and stay within listed permitted uses; a Miscellaneous Permit is required.
Jefferson County Zoning Resolution §21.C.4
Such home occupation shall be clearly secondary to the use of the lot, parcel or tract of land for residential purposes and shall not change the character thereof.
Signage for a Jefferson County home occupation must comply with the Sign Section of the county Zoning Resolution. The home occupation must otherwise produce no offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odor, heat, or glare noticeable beyond the property line.
Jefferson County Zoning Resolution §21.C.6
Signs: Signage shall be in accordance with the Sign Section of the Zoning Resolution.
Colorado's Cottage Foods Act (CRS 25-4-1614) lets residents sell certain non-hazardous homemade foods directly to consumers without a license or inspection, up to $10,000 in net revenue per product per year. A food-safety course and product labeling are required.
A regular family child care home in Colorado may care for six children from birth to age 18, with no more than two under age two, plus up to two additional school-age children. The home must be licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (7 CCR 1101). Jeffco allows
7 CCR 1101 §7.707 (Family Child Care Homes)
In a regular (FCCH) home, care may be provided for six (6) children from birth to eighteen (18) years of age with no more than two (2) children under two (2) years of age.
A Jefferson County home occupation requires a Miscellaneous Permit from Planning & Zoning. It is limited to one non-resident employee, no more than 25 percent or 800 square feet of the main residence, and no more than 2 additional customer vehicles at a time.
Jefferson County Zoning Resolution §21.C.3
Such home occupation shall be conducted entirely within a lot, parcel or tract of land and carried on by the inhabitants living there. The home occupation is limited to the use of 1 additional employee beyond those living on the subject property.
2 cities in Jefferson County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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