A home occupation in unincorporated Richland County must meet LDC standards: only residents may work there, no retail of off-premises goods, no outside storage, and instruction limited to four students at a time. A county business license also applies.
Sec. 26-185 of the Richland County LDC sets the operating standards a home occupation must satisfy. Only persons residing on the premises may be employed; there may be no retail sale of merchandise manufactured off the premises and no exterior display or advertising visible from outside the dwelling; no outside storage is allowed; and instruction in music, dance, art or similar subjects is limited to four students at a time. Traffic may not exceed what a residential neighborhood normally sees, and any parking must be off-street and not in the front yard. A home occupation in an accessory structure is capped at 25 percent of the principal dwelling's floor area. A county business license/registration is generally also required.
Home occupations exceeding these limits are cited under the LDC; continued violation can bring daily zoning fines and an order to discontinue the use.
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