Brevard County, FL Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Max visitor parking
- 2 off-street spaces, no more
- Medical/therapy occupations
- house calls only, no on-site patients
- Governing section
- Brevard County Code § 62-1155(b)(1)
- Applies to
- unincorporated Brevard County only
- Neighbor input
- 500-ft petition or hearing possible
Summary
Brevard County caps client traffic from an unincorporated-area home occupation at what two off-street parking spaces can handle, and bars doctors, therapists, and other treatment-based professionals from seeing patients in the home at all.
Occupations such as doctors, chiropractors, massage therapists, home care nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists and veterinarians are permitted only if no patients are treated in the home. Such occupations shall make house calls only. Lawn care services are permitted as home occupations provided all equipment is stored in an enclosed structure. Landscaping, bail bondsmans, distributorships, contractors and the building trades shall not be considered home occupations.
"Cottage industries" are defined as small scale or hobby manufacturing, assembly or production of handmade goods or products, on a scale accessory to and compatible with residential use, using machinery or equipment commonly found in the home or in a residential garage.
The zoning official may require a public hearing before the planning and zoning board or a favorable written petition from all property owners within 500 feet of the lot or parcel when in doubt of interpretation of the definition set out in this subsection with respect to any proposed occupation. Any home occupation that generates traffic through visitation in volumes that would require an off-street parking area for more than two motor vehicles is prohibited.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 135).
Full Breakdown
Under County Code § 62-1155(b)(1), a home occupation in unincorporated Brevard is prohibited if it generates visitor traffic heavy enough to require off-street parking for more than two vehicles at a time. Doctors, chiropractors, massage therapists, home care nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, and veterinarians can hold a home occupation permit only if they never treat patients on-site: those professions are limited to house calls. The zoning official can also demand a public hearing, or a favorable petition from every property owner within 500 feet, before approving any occupation whose client-visit impact is unclear. This governs unincorporated Brevard only, not Cocoa, Titusville, Melbourne, or Palm Bay, which enforce their own codes.
Violations & Fines
Violating the home occupation rules voids the zoning use permit and can trigger revocation of the business tax receipt; renewal after revocation requires planning and zoning board action, not a simple administrative renewal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I see clients at my home business in unincorporated Brevard County?
Can a therapist or doctor run a home-based practice in Brevard County?
Sources & Official References
Other rules in Brevard County
Florida rules heatmap·Compare Brevard County to another location·View the Florida home business overview
See something wrong?
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.