Home Business in LaPorte County, IN (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated LaPorte County, Indiana.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Under § 150.05's definition of HOME OCCUPATION OR PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, only family members living on the premises may work the business, the use must stay clearly incidental and subordinate to the home's residential purpose, and no more than 25% of the combined floor area of the dwelling and accessory buildings may be devoted to it.
LaPorte County Home Occupation Zoning Rules
Some RestrictionsLaPorte County Code of Ordinances § 150.05
HOME OCCUPATION OR PROFESSIONAL OFFICE. For example, a desktop publisher, graphic artist, or telephone solicitor. An occupation or professional office which is located within a dwelling or accessory building but not subject to the public entering the dwelling or accessory building to receive services on a regular, continuing basis. The following provisions shall be met: (1) No person, other...
Signage Rules
A home occupation or professional office in unincorporated LaPorte County may display only one sign, and that sign cannot exceed one square foot, must be non-illuminated, and has to be mounted flat against the wall of the dwelling or accessory building, per § 150.05(3).
LaPorte County Home Business Sign Limit
Some RestrictionsLaPorte County Code of Ordinances § 150.05(3)
(3) There shall be no change in the outside appearance of the building and premises, or other visible evidence of the conduct of the endeavor other than one sign, not exceeding one square foot in area, non-illuminated, and mounted flat against the wall of the building, dwelling, or accessory building.
Customer Traffic Restrictions
Standard (4) of § 150.05 caps a home occupation's client and delivery traffic at no more than what a normal residential neighborhood would see, requires any parking it generates to meet the county's off-street parking standards, and bars that parking from sitting in a required front yard.
LaPorte County Home Business Traffic Limits
Some RestrictionsLaPorte County Code of Ordinances § 150.05(4)
(4) No traffic shall be generated by the endeavor in greater volume than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood, and the need for parking generated by the conduct of the endeavor shall meet the off-street parking requirements as specified in this title, and shall not be located in a required front yard.
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