Home Business in St. Tammany Parish, LA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Running a business from home in unincorporated St. Tammany Parish requires development plan review under Sec. 600-6.2(4), and the home office cannot take over the house: it is capped at 15 percent of the residence's floor area or 600 square feet, whichever is smaller. Only a resident of the dwelling may work there, no stock or products can be displayed, and on-site retail sales, bulk storage and manufacturing are all barred.
St. Tammany Parish home occupation size and use caps
Some RestrictionsSt. Tammany Parish Code of Ordinances § 600-6.2(4)(a)-(c),(f),(j),(k),(l)
a.Home office or home occupation use is subject to development plan review by the Department of Planning and Development.b.The home office must be clearly incidental and secondary to the primary use of the property as a residence by the applicant and shall not exceed 15 percent of the primary residence up to a maximum of 600 square feet.c.No person other than a resident of the dwelling may be e...
Customer Traffic Restrictions
A home office or home occupation in unincorporated St. Tammany Parish cannot draw more traffic than a house normally sees. Sec. 600-6.2(4) caps on-site vehicles tied to the business at 3 at any one time, and if the business teaches lessons, only one student or family may attend per session, with instruction barred before 9:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m.
St. Tammany Parish home business traffic limits
Some RestrictionsSt. Tammany Parish Code of Ordinances § 600-6.2(4)(d),(h),(i)
d.No more than 3 vehicles associated to the home office are allowed on the site at any 1 time...h.Deliveries are not allowed which utilize a vehicle which is larger than a typically parcel service truck (2 axles) in residential areas. The maximum amount of unloading time for deliveries made by a private service is 30 minutes. No more than one vehicle trip (round trip) per day which utilizes a p...
Home Daycare
Unincorporated St. Tammany Parish caps a home daycare at eight children under UDC Sec. 100-5's "Day Care Home" definition, counting the operator's own kids under 16 toward that limit. Exhibit 400-1 permits the use, subject to development-plan review, only in the E, R-1, R-2, L-1 and L-2 residential districts; it isn't listed as permitted in the S-1, S-2, TF or multi-family districts.
St. Tammany Parish Home Daycare Zoning Rules
Significant RestrictionsSt. Tammany Parish Code of Ordinances § 100-5
Day Care Home. A residence which cares for not more than eight children during all or part of the day. Not to be construed as a Day Care Center. The maximum of 8 children includes the natural or adopted children under the age of 16 of the occupants of the residence. The use shall be secondary to the use of the property as a residence. The day care home must only be operated, and the care of the...
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