Home Business in Osceola County, FL (2026)

3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Osceola County, Florida.

Verified from official government sources

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

Zoning & Home Occupation Permits

Osceola County permits a Home Occupation only after the County Manager approves an owner's or operator's affidavit, and the approval is renewed every year. The business gets 25 percent of the home's air-conditioned floor area, 25 square feet of stored merchandise, ten vehicle trips a day and a 2-square-foot unlighted sign. Only immediate family members who live on the premises can work in it.

Osceola County Home Occupation Zoning Rules

Significant Restrictions

Osceola County LDC § 3.6.1(E)

The use of the dwelling unit for the Home Occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes. Not more than twenty-five (25) percent of the air conditioned floor area of the dwelling unit shall be used in the conduct of the Home Occupation and no more than twenty-five (25) square feet of merchandise may be stored, except for properties that are located wi...

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Cottage Food Operations

Florida lets you make and sell certain non-hazardous foods from your Osceola County home kitchen without a state food permit, as a cottage food operation, as long as annual gross sales stay at or below $250,000 and products are properly labeled.

Cottage Food Operations in Osceola County

Some Restrictions

FS 500.80

A cottage food operation may have annual gross sales of cottage food products that do not exceed $250,000. Annual gross sales include all sales of cottage food products at any location, regardless of the types of products sold.

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Home Daycare

Running a family day care home in Florida means registering with (or being licensed by) the Department of Children and Families. State law caps a family day care home at a maximum of 10 children, including the caregiver's own young children.

Home Daycare Rules in Osceola County

Some Restrictions

FS 402.302(8)

care home" means an occupied residence in which child care is regularly provided for children from at least two unrelated families and which receives a payment, fee, or grant for any of the children receiving care, whether or not operated for profit.

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Home Business by City in Osceola County

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

KissimmeePop. 79,226

4 verified rules • Customer Traffic Restrictions, Home Daycare

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