Home Business in Skagit County, WA (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Skagit County, Washington.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Skagit County zones home occupations as one of three tiers under SCC 14.18.252: Home-Based Business 1, 2 or 3, each incidental to the residence. HBB1 caps business floor area at 25 percent of the home's living area; HBB2 raises that to 50 percent. Growing past a tier's limits requires reclassifying to a higher category or relocating to a business zone.
Home Occupation Zoning Standards in Skagit County
Some RestrictionsSkagit County Code § 14.18.252(1), (3)(a)-(b), (4)(b)
(1) Definition. Home-based businesses are home occupations that remain incidental to the use of a residence for general dwelling purposes and are compatible with rural character. Three categories of home-based businesses are defined: Home-Based Business 1, Home-Based Business 2, and Home-Based Business 3. ... (3) Home-Based Business 1. The use must meet the following criteria: (a) Is c...
Signage Rules
Skagit County bars any outside sign at all for a Home-Based Business 1 under SCC 14.18.252(3)(c). Stepping up to Home-Based Business 2 or 3 under (4)(c)/(5)(d) allows exactly one sign, capped at four square feet and never illuminated, as the sole exterior indication a home business may display.
Home Business Sign Limits in Skagit County
Some RestrictionsSkagit County Code § 14.18.252(3)(c), (4)(c)
(3) Home-Based Business 1. The use must meet the following criteria: ... (c) Has no outside storage, no outside signs of any size or type, nor other exterior indication of the home occupation or variation from the residential character of the property; ... (4) Home-Based Business 2. The use must meet the following criteria: ... (c) Has no outside storage nor other exterior indicatio...
Customer Traffic Restrictions
Skagit County's home-based business tiers turn on client traffic: a Home-Based Business 1 under SCC 14.18.252(3)(f) may not have clients come to the site at all, while Home-Based Business 2 and 3 under (4)(g) and (5)(g) may have clients visit, provided the business stays within the tier's other floor-area and impact limits.
Home Business Client Visits in Skagit County
Some RestrictionsSkagit County Code § 14.18.252(3)(f), (4)(g)
(3) Home-Based Business 1. The use must meet the following criteria: ... (f) Does not have clients come to the site. (4) Home-Based Business 2. The use must meet the following criteria: ... (g) May have clients come to the site.
Home Daycare
Skagit County Code § 14.18.246 allows a family day care provider as an accessory use to a single-family home in unincorporated Skagit County, capped at 12 adults or children in any 24-hour period, counting kids who already live there. The facility must be State-licensed, and in the Ag-NRL agricultural zone it cannot convert resource land to operate.
Home Day Care Rules in Skagit County
Some RestrictionsSkagit County Code § 14.18.246
(1) Definition. An establishment for group care of nonresident adults or children which is accessory to a single-family residence that is the abode of the person or persons under whose direct care and supervision the clients are placed. Day care consists of both adult day care and child day care facilities, licensed by the State. A maximum of 12 adults or children in any 24-hour period, incl...
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