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Home Business in Orange County, FL (2026)

3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Orange County, Florida.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Orange County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Zoning & Home Occupation Permits

Unincorporated Orange County treats a home-based business as a permitted accessory use in every residential district as long as it meets Florida's statewide home-based business criteria under section 559.955.

Orange County Home-Based Business Zoning

Few Restrictions

Orange County Code § 38-79(101)

(101)A home-based business shall be a permitted use, provided it meets the criteria in Section 559.955(3)(a)—(f), Florida Statutes, as those criteria may be amended from time to time, and it complies with any ordinances, regulations, or policies not contrary to Section 559.955. (Ord. No. 2004-01, § 7, 2-10-04; Ord. No. 2016-19, § 9, 9-13-16; Ord. No. 2023-46, § 9, 12-12-23) (102)The wholesa...

Signage Rules

In unincorporated Orange County, a home occupation may display one identification sign without a sign permit only if it is a wall sign no larger than two square feet, per Code Sec. 31.5-13(7). Any larger or freestanding home-business sign loses the exemption and needs a full sign permit under Sec. 31.5-12, reviewed by the zoning manager.

Orange County Home Occupation Sign Limited to 2 Sq Ft

Some Restrictions

Orange County, FL Code of Ordinances Sec. 31.5-13(7)

Except as may be expressly regulated by this chapter, the following signs are exempt from this chapter and, except for certain signs described by subsections (2), (13), and (15), may therefore be erected without a sign permit: ... (7) Any sign identifying a home occupation or the name, address and trade of an occupant in the dwelling, provided it does not exceed two (2) square feet in copy area...

Home Daycare

Family day care homes in unincorporated Orange County are permitted as home occupations but must be licensed by Florida DCF under FL Chapter 402 and registered with Orange County. Maximum 10 children allowed, including provider own children under 13.

Home Business: Daycare Home

Some Restrictions

Fla. Stat. § 402.313 (Family Day Care Homes)

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. (a) If not subject to license, family day care homes shall register annually with the department, providing the following information: 1. The name and address o...

Home Business by City in Orange County

4 cities in Orange County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

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