5 rules for unincorporated Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Verified from official government sources
Montgomery County sets no home-business zoning. Each of its 62 boroughs and townships regulates home occupations under the PA Municipalities Planning Code. Check your municipality's zoning ordinance for whether and how a business may operate from your home.
Home-business signage is regulated by your borough or township zoning ordinance, not Montgomery County. Most municipalities limit home-occupation signs to one small, non-illuminated nameplate. Check your local sign regulations before posting.
Pennsylvania has no traditional cottage-food law. Home food producers must register as a Limited Food Establishment with the PA Department of Agriculture and pass an inspection of the home kitchen. There is no sales cap. This is a state, not county, program.
PA Dept of Agriculture - Limited Food Establishment program
Registration involves inspection of the food production site on a routine basis by the Department. All material must be submitted at least 60 days prior to operating.
A home caring for four, five, or six unrelated children must be certified as a Family Child Care Home by the PA Department of Human Services under 55 Pa. Code Chapter 3290. This is a state certification; Montgomery County zoning still governs where it may operate.
55 Pa. Code 3290.4 (definition of Family Child Care Home)
A home other than the child's own home, operated for profit or not-for-profit, in which child care is provided at any one time to four, five or six children unrelated to the operator.
Home occupation permits are issued by your borough or township, not Montgomery County. Under the PA Municipalities Planning Code, municipal zoning ordinances decide whether a home occupation needs a zoning permit, use registration, or a special exception.
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