Home Business in Wicomico County, MD (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Wicomico County, Maryland.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
In unincorporated Wicomico County, home-based businesses are classified as Type I, II or III by the Zoning Administrator, and every type must stay clearly incidental to the residential use, fit within 25% of the dwelling's gross floor space, operate indoors with no outdoor storage or display, and leave the property's residential look unchanged under Zoning Code § 225-97.
Home Occupation Zoning Standards Wicomico
Some RestrictionsWicomico County Code § 225-97
Determination of type. There are three types of home-based businesses. Uses are allowed as home-based businesses only if they comply with all of the applicable requirements of this chapter. Determination of whether or not a proposed home-based business is a Type I, Type II or Type III home-based business shall be made by the Zoning Administrator. ... The home-based business must be clearly inci...
Customer Traffic Restrictions
In unincorporated Wicomico County, a Type I home-based business may not have any customers or employees come to the site at all, and every home-based business is barred from generating traffic volumes or hazards greater than a residential street would normally see under Zoning Code § 225-97; Type II and III operators instead get customer-visit caps set as conditions of Board approval.
Home Business Visitor Rules in Wicomico
Some RestrictionsWicomico County Code § 225-97
A Type I home-based business: No employees or customers come to the site. ... No home-based business shall generate significantly greater traffic volumes or increased traffic hazards than would normally be expected in a residential district. ... Conditions of approval established by the Board of Appeals or Planning Commission shall specify: ... Maximum number of customer/client visits that may ...
Home Daycare
In unincorporated Wicomico County, family day care is a permitted use on any R-30 Residential District lot of at least one acre under Zoning Code § 225-82. Day-care centers, as opposed to home-based family day care, need a special exception from the Board of Appeals in the R-20 Residential District, with a five-acre minimum lot and 50-foot building and play-area setbacks.
Home Day Care Zoning in Wicomico County
Some RestrictionsWicomico County Code § 225-82
In a R-20 Residential District, day-care centers may be allowed by special exception, provided: ... All buildings and play areas shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from all property lines. ... In a R-30 Residential District a family day-care is permitted on a lot of a minimum of one acre.
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