Provo, UT Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Minor home occupation limit
- 2 customers/hour, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.
- Major home occupation limit
- 6/hour (8am-5pm), 2/hour (5pm-9pm)
- Promotional meeting cap
- 12 customers, once per month
- Major promotional meeting cap
- 12 combined, up to 4x/month
- Enforcing agency
- Development Services Department
- Cure period before revocation
- 3 days after written notice
Summary
Provo caps home-business retail sales at two customers per hour between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., rising to six per hour before 5 p.m. for a Development Services-approved major home occupation. Promotional meetings get a once-a-month exception up to twelve customers.
(3) Promotional meetings for the purpose of selling merchandise or taking orders may exceed the limits on customers in this Section, but may not be held more than once per month and shall be limited to a maximum of twelve (12) customers. (4) The home occupation may include the sale of commodities. However, it is the intent that it be limited to items produced on the premises, or items that are incidental to the service provided, i.e., a beautician who also sells hair care products to her clientele. Retail sales of products and services are allowed at the home with a maximum of two (2) customers per hour between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., provided customers do not unreasonably disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-17, passed June 9, 2026).
Full Breakdown
040(4) allows a home occupation to sell commodities at the residence, but only if the goods are produced on-site or incidental to the service provided (the code's own example: a beautician selling hair-care products to clients). , and even within that limit customers must not unreasonably disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood. 040(3) carves out promotional meetings for selling merchandise or taking orders: those can exceed the normal customer cap, but no more than once per month and never above twelve customers at that meeting.
, again conditioned on not disturbing neighborhood peace and quiet. 060(4). 040(12). Permits run one year and are renewed annually only if there have been no reported violations or complaints tied to the customer traffic.
Violations & Fines
The Development Services Department can revoke a Home Occupation Permit for violating any 14.41.040 condition, including exceeding the customer-per-hour cap, unless the violation is corrected within three days of written notice under 14.41.070. Repeated violations, including recurring customer-traffic complaints, can trigger revocation even after a prior correction. A permit is not a business license, so revocation does not excuse the separate license requirement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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