Home Business in Salt Lake County, UT (2026)

4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 5 cities in Salt Lake County, Utah.

Verified from official government sources

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

Zoning & Home Occupation Permits

Unincorporated Salt Lake County permits a home business only as a secondary use of a dwelling the operator actually lives in at least nine months a year, confined to the home or attached garage and capped at 25 percent of the floor area or 500 square feet, whichever is less.

Salt Lake County Home Business Zoning Rules

Some Restrictions

Salt Lake County Code § 19.85.020.A, B, G

A. The primary use of the dwelling must be residential. B. The person operating the business must reside in the dwelling on a full-time basis (at least nine months per year). ... G. All business activities must take place within the dwelling and/or attached garage and shall not occupy more than twenty-five percent or more than five hundred square feet (whichever is less) of the floor area of th...

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Signage Rules

A home business in unincorporated Salt Lake County gets exactly one sign: a nameplate no larger than three square feet, never illuminated, attached to a wall or window of the dwelling. Section 19.85.020.L allows nothing more, and the same section attaches companion conditions covering business vehicles, address posting, and property upkeep.

Salt Lake County Home Business Sign Limit

Some Restrictions

Salt Lake County Code § 19.85.020.L

Only a three square foot, non-illuminated nameplate sign is allowed. The nameplate sign must be attached to a wall or window of the dwelling.M.No vehicle larger than a passenger car or van or one ton pickup truck is allowed to be brought to, parked on, or stored on the property in conjunction with a home business.N.If the applicant for a home business is not the property owner, the applicant mu...

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Customer Traffic Restrictions

Home businesses in unincorporated Salt Lake County can only see customers by appointment, and only between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., under County Code §19.85.020.D. Group lessons or sessions are capped at six people at a time, on top of the appointment-only and time-window rules.

Salt Lake County Home Business Customer Hours

Some Restrictions

Salt Lake County Code § 19.85.020.D

Customers shall be allowed at the residence only if scheduled on an appointment basis, and are only allowed between the hours of seven a.m. and ten p.m. Group lessons or sessions shall not exceed six people at a time.

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Home Daycare

A home day care in unincorporated Salt Lake County is capped at six children as a permitted use or twelve as a conditional use, with parking, signage and notice conditions.

Salt Lake County Home Day Care/Preschool Rules

Some Restrictions

Salt Lake County Code §19.04.293 - Home day care/preschool

A. When allowed as a permitted use there shall be a maximum of six children without any employees not residing in the dwelling. When allowed as a conditional use there shall be a maximum of twelve children with not more than one employee at any one time not residing in the dwelling; ... C. The play yard shall not be located in the front yard and shall only be used between eight a.m. and nine p.m.

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Home Business by City in Salt Lake County

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

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