Home Business in Queen Anne's County, MD (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Queen Anne's County, Maryland.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
In unincorporated Queen Anne's County, no home occupation can start until a home occupation zoning certificate is issued under § 18:1-138. The operator must be a full-time resident, with no more than two employees working in the home, no vehicle over a 1.5 ton payload rating, and deliveries only between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Queen Anne's County Home Occupation Zoning Rules
Some RestrictionsQueen Anne's County Code § 18:1-56
B. Home occupation permit. No home occupation shall be established unless and until a home occupation zoning certificate is issued pursuant to § 18:1-138. A zoning certificate issued pursuant to this section shall lapse automatically if the property is used for nonresidential purposes, if the dwelling is sold or rented, if the home occupation operator dies, if the certificate lapses or is not r...
Signage Rules
A home occupation in unincorporated Queen Anne's County is limited to one nonilluminated nameplate of no more than two square feet, affixed against the exterior surface of the residence not more than two feet from the main entrance. The limit is § 18:1-56C(12), and the Planning Director enforces it.
Queen Anne's County Home Business Sign Limits
Some RestrictionsQueen Anne's County Code § 18:1-56C(12)
C. Use and development standards. In accordance with the following use and development standards, home occupations must: ... (12) Limit signage to one nonilluminated nameplate, not exceeding two square feet in area, provided that such nameplate is affixed against the exterior surface of the residence at a position not more than two feet from the main entrance to the residence; and
Customer Traffic Restrictions
In unincorporated Queen Anne's County, a home occupation must keep its vehicles on existing residential driveways without creating hazards or street congestion, cannot include parking a vehicle with a payload rating over 1.5 tons, and must hold deliveries and pickups to 8:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m. Section 18:1-56 prints no numeric cap on client visits.
Queen Anne's County Home Business Traffic and Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsQueen Anne's County Code § 18:1-56C(4), (8), (9), (13)
C. Use and development standards. In accordance with the following use and development standards, home occupations must: ... (4) Have no more than two employees whose employment requires them to be in the home; ... (8) Limit parking of vehicles associated with the home occupation to existing residential driveways and shall not create hazards or street congestion; (9) Not include the parking of ...
Home Daycare
In unincorporated Queen Anne's County, family day care is a permitted use in the Agricultural District under § 18:1-14B(12), and a family day-care center is a permitted use in the Countryside, Estate, Suburban Estate, Suburban Residential, Neighborhood Conservation and Urban Residential Districts. The glossary caps a family day-care center at eight children or adults, relatives of the provider included.
Queen Anne's County Family Day Care Zoning Rules
Light RestrictionsQueen Anne's County Code § 18:1-14
B. Permitted uses. ... (12) Family day care. (13) Farm employee dwelling as per § 18:1-55 of this Chapter 18:1. (14) Farmers market. (15) Home occupations.
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