Home Business in Portage County, WI (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Portage County, Wisconsin.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Unincorporated Portage County allows a home occupation in a residence only if it is incidental to residential use, involves no external alterations, and uses no more than 50 percent of one floor. No article may be sold that wasn't produced there, no stock-in-trade may be kept, and only resident family members may work on site.
Home Occupation Zoning Rules in Portage County
Some RestrictionsPortage County Code § 7.1.2(1)(b)6
6.Home occupations, when such occupation is incidental to the residential use of the premises and does not involve any external alterations; that not more than 50 percent of only one floor of the dwelling shall be devoted to such operation, provided further that no article is sold or offered for sale that is not produced in such home occupation, that no stock-in-trade is kept or sold and that n...
Signage Rules
A home occupation or professional office in unincorporated Portage County may display just one sign per parcel, capped at six square feet and eight feet in height. The sign can sit at the right-of-way line and may be illuminated, but flashing or intermittent lighting is not allowed.
Home Business Sign Limits in Portage County
Some RestrictionsPortage County Code § 7.1.2(1)(b)8.b
b.One sign per parcel to advertise a customary home occupation or professional office, provided that such sign may be placed at the right-of-way line, shall not exceed six square feet in gross area, and may be illuminated; but flashing or intermittent lighting is prohibited. Signs cannot exceed eight feet in height.
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