5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Lane County, Oregon.
Verified from official government sources
In the unincorporated county, home occupations are allowed by Lane Code Chapter 16 zoning. A minor home occupation must be conducted substantially in the dwelling or an accessory structure and cannot exceed 1,000 square feet of floor area.
Lane Code 16.290(2)(h)(ii)
The minor home occupation and/or home office shall be conducted substantially in the dwelling or in an attached or detached structure and shall not exceed 1,000 square feet in floor area.
For a minor home occupation in the rural county, Lane Code is strict: advertising signs for the minor home occupation or home office may not be displayed on the property or on any structure on it. Approved major home occupations may have limited signage.
Lane Code 16.290(2)(h)(vii)
Advertising signs for the minor home occupation and/or home office shall not be displayed on the subject property or structures on the subject property.
Oregon's statewide Cottage Food Exemption lets residents make and sell certain low-risk foods from home with no ODA license, permit, or registration, provided annual sales stay under the indexed cap ($52,700 for 2026). A food handler card is required.
OAR 603-025-0311 to 603-025-0330 (ODA Cottage Food Exemption)
Producers of certain baked goods, confectionery items, or other non-time/temperature controlled for safety food may be exempt from licensing when annual sales do not exceed the indexed limit and food is distributed to the public.
Lane Code 16.290 permits one home child care facility for up to ten children under 13, registered with the State under ORS 657A.330, or one group child care home for seven to twelve children certified under ORS 657A.280, in the Rural Residential zone.
Lane Code 16.290(2)(g)
Not more than one child care facility (for a maximum of ten children younger than 13 years of age) that is registered with the State Child Care Division in compliance with ORS 657A.330, or not more than one group child care home (for seven or more children and not more than twelve children) that is certified... in compliance with ORS 657A.280.
A minor home occupation in the rural county has no land-use permit but must meet LC 16.290 conditions. A larger home occupation requires prior submittal and approval of a Type II land-use application under Lane Code Chapter 14.
Lane Code 16.290(3)
A home occupation is allowed subject to: prior submittal and approval of a land use application pursuant to Type II procedures of LC Chapter 14; and compliance of the home occupation with the requirements of LC 16.290(3)(b) through (f).
1 cities in Lane County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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