Home Business in Yakima County, WA (2026)

Yakima County Code § 19.18.240(1), (2)(c)(i), (3)

A business within a single-family dwelling or accessory dwelling unit may be permitted under this Section. ... Minor home businesses shall be conducted within the dwelling unit and/or attached garage. The floor area devoted to the home business shall not exceed 30% of the floor area of the home and attached garage. ... Minor home businesses that are limited to those of a home office character (...

Yakima County Code § 19.18.240(2)(i)

Signage shall be limited to one nameplate of up to two square feet in the Urban Growth Area, RT, and RS zones, and up to eight square feet in other zones. (j) Business Not Transferable to Future Property Owners. Approval of a home business shall benefit only the individuals making the application and shall not be transferable to future property owners. Further continuation of the home busine...

Yakima County Code § 19.18.240(2)(e), (h)

Any need for any customer parking created by the home business, and for any employees if a major home business, shall be provided in a location so as to preserve the property's residential character, including on or off-street, or in a location other than the required front yard setback, as approved by the Reviewing Official; provided, that a home business shall not be approved if it generates ...

RCW 69.22.010

a person who produces cottage food products only in the home kitchen of that person's primary domestic residence in Washington and only for sale directly to the consumer.

RCW 36.70A.450

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, no county or city may enact, enforce, or maintain an ordinance, development regulation, zoning regulation, or official control, policy, or administrative practice that prohibits the use of a residential dwelling, located in an area zoned for residential or commercial use, as a family day-care provider's home facility. (2) A coun...