Home Business in Linn County, IA (2026)

Linn County Code § 107-113(h)(1)b–d

Minor site plan required. A minor site plan shall be submitted and reviewed prior to the approval of a home occupation requiring a conditional use permit. c.CUP time limited. A conditional use permit issued for a home occupation shall be subject to administrative renewal every five years. d.Discontinuance of CUP. The conditional home occupation permit shall automatically be discontinued upon ...

Linn County Code § 107-113(h)(3)a; Table 107-113 n.3

Conditional and permitted home occupations shall comply with the floor area limits, limits on the number of nonresident employees on the premises at any one time, parking requirements, and requirements for maximum size of allowed signs in Table 107-113. ... Maximum sign height shall not exceed five feet in height. No illumination shall be permitted.

Linn County Code § 107-113(h)(1)a.2

A conditional use permit shall be obtained for a home occupation that meets any of the following conditions: 1.One or more nonresident employee is on the premises at any one time. The number of nonresident employees working at locations other than at the premises of the home occupation is not limited; 2.The home occupation generates more than five customer/client visits in any one day or more...

Linn County Code § 107-180; Table 107-147-1 (§ 107-147)

Family day care means the keeping for part-time care or instruction, whether or not for compensation, of five or less persons at any one time within a dwelling, not including members of the family residing on the premises. Farm barn. See "Agricultural building." Farm building means and includes, but shall not be limited to, the building, structure or erection used for agricultural purposes as...