Fla. Stat. §559.955 lets Charlotte County home businesses receive clients, but traffic, parking, and deliveries must stay consistent with a residential neighborhood. A walk-in retail store is not a protected home occupation.
Under Florida's Home-Based Business Act, Charlotte County and Punta Gorda cannot ban client visits to a home occupation, but the statute requires the business stay secondary to residential use. Vehicle traffic and parking must be consistent with other homes in the area, and county code and on-street parking rules still apply. Up to two nonresident employees are allowed. Businesses generating steady customer flow, deliveries by large commercial trucks, or on-site retail sales fall outside the protection. HOA covenants in communities like Deep Creek and Rotonda West may bar client visits altogether.
Client traffic or parking that exceeds neighborhood norms lets code enforcement find the use no longer incidental, issue a notice, and impose daily fines. HOA rules carry separate penalties.
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