5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Weld County, Colorado.
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In unincorporated Weld County, a home business is an accessory use allowed in Agricultural, Estate, and Residential zone districts. In residential zones it must be conducted entirely indoors with no outdoor activity, and is capped at five on-site customers or nonresident employees at a time.
Weld County Code Sec. 23-4-990(B)(1)
No HOME BUSINESS shall be conducted on a LOT in any R (Residential) Zone District unless such USE is conducted entirely indoors within one (1) or more BUILDINGS or off site. No outdoor activity associated with the HOME BUSINESS is allowed in Residential zones.
Home occupations cannot advertise in a way that changes the residential character of the property. In Greeley, no exterior alteration, including signs, that changes the home's residential character is permitted. Weld County home businesses must keep activity indoors with no signage that disrupts the neighborhood.
Greeley Municipal Code Sec. 24-403.c.5
No alteration of the exterior of the principal residential building or site shall be made which changes the residential character of the building or site, including use of colors, materials, construction, lighting or signs.
Colorado's Cottage Foods Act lets residents sell certain non-hazardous homemade foods directly to consumers without a license, capped at $10,000 net revenue per product per year. Weld County follows the state law; producers must complete a food safety course.
A licensed family child care home can operate as a home occupation. In Greeley the home-occupation floor-area cap is waived for a state-licensed child care home. All home daycares must be licensed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood; unincorporated Weld allows child care as a home business.
Greeley Municipal Code Sec. 24-403.c.2
Areas dedicated to the use and storage for a home occupation shall not exceed more than 20 percent of the habitable floor area of the dwelling, except as may be required for state-licensed child care home.
In unincorporated Weld County, a home business in most residential settings needs a zoning permit. The Director of Planning Services approves or denies the application. The permit is not transferable and terminates automatically if the property is sold or leased.
Weld County Code Sec. 23-4-1000
The Board of County Commissioners delegates the authority to approve or deny an application for a HOME BUSINESS... to the Director of Planning Services or their designee... The zoning permit shall terminate automatically upon conveyance or lease of the property.
1 cities in Weld County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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