Palm Beach County, FL Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Client visits
- instruction or incidental retail sales only
- Instruction hours
- 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. daily
- Max students
- three at a time per lesson
- Applies to
- unincorporated Palm Beach County only
Summary
Unincorporated Palm Beach County bars on-premise sales or services for home businesses except instructional lessons or incidental retail; instructional visits are capped at three students at a time, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
On-Premise Sale of Goods and Services A Home-based Business shall not involve the sale of any stock, trade, supplies, products, or services on the premises, except for instructional services or incidental retail sales. [Ord. 2024004] i. Instructional Services Instructional services shall meet the following additional regulations: 1) Home Instruction, Inside Teaching which takes place inside the dwelling unit of the instructor. Typical instruction includes music lessons and academic tutoring. 2) Home Instruction, Outside Teaching which takes place outside the dwelling unit, on the property of the instructor. This type of instruction is limited to subject matter which necessitates outside instruction. Typical instruction includes tennis, swimming lessons, dog training, and equestrian lessons. 3) Hours of Operation Instruction shall occur only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. daily. 4) Number of Students A maximum of three students at a time may be allowed to receive instruction during a lesson. [Ord. 2024-004]
Unified Land Development Code Supplement No. 32 (Printed 10/25)
Full Breakdown
The ULDC lets a home-based business operate by-right, but it can't sell goods or provide services to walk-in clients at the house: the only on-premise dealings allowed are instructional services (like tutoring or swim lessons) or incidental retail sales. Instruction itself is capped at three students per lesson and can only run between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. daily. This applies only in unincorporated county areas, not inside the county's 39 municipalities such as West Palm Beach or Boca Raton, which set their own home-business rules.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the three-student instructional cap, running lessons outside 9 a.m.-8 p.m., or hosting clients for anything beyond instruction or incidental retail sale strips the by-right approval and exposes the property to a Palm Beach County code enforcement zoning violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does this client-visit rule apply in West Palm Beach or Boca Raton?
Sources & Official References
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