Home Business in Vanderburgh County, IN (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
In Vanderburgh County's R-1 Residential district, a home occupation is only a lawful accessory use if it stays inside the dwelling, uses no more than 25% of the floor area, hires no outside employees and gets an occupancy permit from the Area Plan Commission before opening.
Vanderburgh County Home Occupation Zoning Rules
Some RestrictionsVanderburgh County Code § 17.16.040(A)(2)
2. Use group 2 as accessory uses subject to the following restrictions: a. The home occupation must be conducted entirely within the dwelling by a person who is a resident member of the family residing on the premises, and with no additional employees, b. The floor area devoted to the use may not exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the floor area of the dwelling, c. An outside ent...
Signage Rules
A home occupation in unincorporated Vanderburgh County may display only one sign, capped at two square feet, showing the resident's name and title, and it must be flush-mounted to the house rather than freestanding or projecting.
Vanderburgh County Home Business Sign Limit
Some RestrictionsVanderburgh County Code § 17.16.040(A)(2)(e)
e. Maximum two square-foot sign which denotes name and title of resident(s) only, such sign must be flush-mounted on the residence,
Home Daycare
Vanderburgh County only allows a resident-run preschool or adult day care in a home through a Board of Zoning Appeals special use permit under Special Use 27, capped at 12 people a day and barring 24-hour care.
Vanderburgh County Home Daycare Special Use
Significant RestrictionsVanderburgh County Code § 17.28.050 (SU 27)
SU 27 Resident-occupied and resident-operated preschools, adult day care facilities or similar operations which keep up to 12 persons on a daily basis, but not including 24-hour care
Home Business by City in Vanderburgh County
1 cities in Vanderburgh County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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