Miami Beach home-based businesses are prohibited from having on-site clients or customers visit the residence. The home occupation must not generate pedestrian or vehicular traffic beyond what is normal for the residential neighborhood. No retail sales, client appointments, or customer pickups are permitted at the home business location.
Under Miami Beach Resiliency Code Section 7.5.5.6, home occupations must not generate traffic patterns inconsistent with the residential character of the neighborhood. On-site clients and customers are prohibited, meaning no retail sales, consultations, appointments, lessons, or client meetings may take place at the residence. Deliveries associated with the home occupation should be limited to those typical of residential delivery patterns (USPS, UPS, FedEx) and must not include commercial freight deliveries. The home business must not create parking demand beyond what the residence normally generates. Any increase in traffic that draws complaints from neighbors may trigger a Code Compliance investigation and potential revocation of the Certificate of Use. This is one of the strictest aspects of Miami Beach's home occupation regulations, designed to protect the residential quality of neighborhoods on the barrier island where parking and traffic congestion are already significant concerns.
Generating excess traffic or receiving customers at a home business results in Code Compliance citations, potential Certificate of Use revocation, and BTR suspension. Contact Planning Department at (305) 673-7550.
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