Home Business in Lee County, FL (2026)

Lee County Land Development Code §§ 34-1771, 34-1772; § 34-2 (definition of home occupation); § 34-4(a)

Home occupation means an occupation customarily carried on by an occupant of a dwelling unit as an accessory use which is clearly incidental to the use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes and operated in accordance with the application provisions of Article VII, Division 18 of this chapter.

Lee County Land Development Code §§ 34-1771, 34-1772, 34-1711(b)(4); Code of Ordinances §§ 26-58(a), 26-65, 26-66(b), 26-66(c)

A cottage food operation must comply with the applicable requirements of this chapter but is exempt from the permitting requirements of s. 500.12 if the cottage food operation complies with this section and has annual gross sales of cottage food products that do not exceed $250,000.

Lee County Land Development Code section 34-2 (definitions), section 34-694 use regulations table note (5), section 34-1772 (home occupations)

Family day care homes shall be licensed under this act if they are presently being licensed under an existing county licensing ordinance or if the board of county commissioners passes a resolution that family day care homes be licensed. If not subject to license, family day care homes shall register annually with the department.