Home Business in Olmsted County, MN (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Olmsted County, Minnesota.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Olmsted County lets homeowners run a home business as an accessory use, but caps it at 25% of the dwelling's floor area and bars alterations exceeding 25% of the property's assessed building value. In the R-A, R-1, R-2, ARC and RSD districts, only household members may work there, and it must run out of the dwelling plus no more than one accessory structure.
Home Business Zoning Rules in Olmsted County
Some RestrictionsOlmsted County Code of Ordinances, Ch. 1400 § 10.02.A-B
In any zoning district where home businesses are authorized, a home business shall comply with the following regulations: 1. Said use shall occupy an area no more than twenty five (25%) percent of the total floor area of the dwelling. 2. No home business shall require interior or exterior alterations of the dwelling exceeding 25% of the estimated building value... B. A home business allowed in ...
Signage Rules
A home business in Olmsted County's R-A, R-1, R-2, ARC or RSD districts may put up exactly one free-standing sign, and it cannot exceed two square feet in area or be illuminated. Any vehicle used for the business that carries advertising is capped separately at 40 square feet of signage per side.
Home Business Sign Limits in Olmsted County
Significant RestrictionsOlmsted County Code of Ordinances, Ch. 1400 § 10.02.B.3, B.5
3. Free-standing signage shall be limited to one (1) non-illuminated identifying sign measuring not more than two square feet in area. 4. Off-street parking shall be provided on a paved or gravel surface. 5. No more than two vehicles used in connection with the home business shall be visible on the premises... No vehicle may display a sign exceeding forty (40) square feet per side of vehicle wh...
Home Daycare
Family and group family day care is a permitted, by-right use across Olmsted County's A-1, R-1 and R-2 zoning districts, capped at 12 people for a licensed day care facility and 14 children for a group family day care home, with only a small driveway sign allowed to advertise it.
Home Daycare Zoning Rules in Olmsted County
Light RestrictionsOlmsted County Code of Ordinances, Ch. 1400 § 5.00(A)(15)
15. The following non-residential uses: State licensed non-residential facility or day care facility serving 12 or fewer persons, and a group family day care facility serving 14 or fewer children. No more than one four (4) square foot sign advertising the facility shall be permitted at the primary driveway entrance.
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