6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 5 cities in Palm Beach County, Florida.
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Home occupations in unincorporated Palm Beach County are allowed by right under PBC ULDC Article 4.B.1.A.6 in residential districts subject to performance standards limiting visibility, traffic, and external impact. Cottage food operations are protected under FL FS §500.80.
Home occupations in unincorporated Palm Beach County may not display any exterior signage advertising the business under PBC ULDC Article 8 (Sign Code) read with Article 4 home occupation standards. The residential character of the dwelling must be preserved.
Home occupations in unincorporated Palm Beach County must not generate customer traffic that exceeds normal residential patterns under PBC ULDC Article 4.B.1.A.6. Client visits by appointment only, with limits on simultaneous vehicles parked on the lot.
Cottage food operations in unincorporated Palm Beach County are governed by FL FS §500.80, which preempts local regulation. Producers may sell up to 250,000 dollars annually of approved non-hazardous foods made in a home kitchen without a state food permit or local BTR for the food activity.
Fla. Stat. § 500.80
500.80  Cottage food operations. — (1)(a)  A cottage food operation must comply with the applicable requirements of this chapter but is exempt from the permitting requirements of s. 500.12 if the cottage food operation complies with this section and has annual gross sales of cottage food products that do not exceed $250,000. (2)  A cottage food operation may sell, of...
Family day care homes in unincorporated Palm Beach County must be licensed by the Florida Department of Children and Families under FL §402.313 and registered with the County. Maximum 10 children allowed including operator children under 13. Zoning allows in residential districts as accessory use under PBC ULDC Article 4.B.
Fla. Stat. § 402.313
402.313  Family day care homes. — (1)  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 depart...
Home occupations in unincorporated Palm Beach County require a Business Tax Receipt (BTR) from the PBC Tax Collector and must comply with ULDC Article 4.B.1.A.21 home occupation standards. Use must be clearly incidental to residential use, conducted entirely within the dwelling, with no exterior evidence and no non-resident employees.
5 cities in Palm Beach County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
6 verified rules • Cottage Food Operations, Customer Traffic Restrictions
5 verified rules • Cottage Food Operations, Customer Traffic Restrictions
6 verified rules • Cottage Food Operations, Customer Traffic Restrictions
6 verified rules • Cottage Food Operations, Customer Traffic Restrictions
6 verified rules • Cottage Food Operations, Customer Traffic Restrictions
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