5 rules for unincorporated Saginaw County, Michigan.
Verified from official government sources
The City of Saginaw, Saginaw Township, and Frankenmuth each allow home occupations as an accessory use in residential zones, provided the business stays secondary to living in the home and shows no outward commercial character.
Home occupations in the City of Saginaw and surrounding townships may not advertise with exterior signs. Nothing visible from the street may show that a business operates inside the home.
A home occupation in Saginaw County may not generate customer or delivery traffic beyond normal residential levels. Walk-in retail is barred, and client parking must stay off the street.
Michigan's Cottage Food Law lets you make and sell non-hazardous homemade food directly to consumers from a Saginaw County home with no license or inspection. The annual sales cap is now $50,000.
MCL 289.4102(5)
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the gross sales of cottage food products by a cottage food operation must not exceed $50,000.00 annually until October 1, 2026.
Caring for children for pay in a Saginaw County home requires a state license from MiLEAP. A family child care home serves up to 6 children; a group home up to 12.
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