5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Mohave County, Arizona.
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In unincorporated Mohave County a home occupation is allowed in residential and agricultural zones, but it needs a Zoning Permit from the Development Services Department and must stay clearly incidental to living in the home. Kingman, Lake Havasu City, and Bullhead City run their own rules.
Mohave County Zoning Ordinance, Home Occupation (definition)
An occupation, profession, or business of a commercial nature which performs a service or creates a product and is clearly incidental and subordinate to the residential use of the dwelling unit.
Unlike many Arizona jurisdictions that ban home-business signs outright, Mohave County allows one small unlit sign at a home occupation, no larger than 24 by 24 inches, displayed only during business hours. Window displays and all other signs are prohibited.
Mohave County Zoning Ordinance § 37.L.3.i
An unlit non-permanent sign no larger than twenty-four inches by twenty-four inches (24" x 24") is allowed on the premises during business hours.
A Mohave County home occupation cannot generate more traffic or on-street parking than a normal household. Any parking the business needs must be on-site, and operations causing substantial traffic or on-street parking congestion are prohibited.
Mohave County Zoning Ordinance § 37.L.3.j
Home occupations generating a substantial increase in traffic or on-street parking congestion exceeding the standards in this section, are prohibited.
Arizona's cottage food law lets Mohave County residents sell non-hazardous homemade foods like baked goods, jams, and candies direct to consumers. You must complete a food handler course and register free with the Arizona Department of Health Services first.
A.R.S. § 36-136(I)(13)
A registered food preparer shall renew the registration every three years and shall provide to the department updated registration information within thirty days after any change.
Caring for five or more unrelated children for pay in Arizona requires an ADHS child care license. Mohave County's home occupation rules cap in-home child care at four individuals for compensation, matching the state licensing threshold.
Mohave County Zoning Ordinance § 37.L.3.e
Child care and adult care are limited to no more than four (4) individuals for compensation.
1 cities in Mohave County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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