Home occupation permits in Dakota County are issued by your city, not the county. Whether you need a permit, and whether it is a permitted or conditional use, depends on your city's zoning ordinance under Minnesota law.
Dakota County does not issue home-occupation permits; that is a city function under Minn. Stat. Ch. 462. Depending on the city and the nature of the business, a home occupation may be a permitted use needing only registration, or a conditional/special use requiring a public hearing and city council or planning commission approval. Cities commonly attach conditions: the business must be clearly incidental to residential use, limit non-resident employees, restrict client visits and parking, prohibit outside storage or display, and cap the share of the home used. The county's involvement appears only where a home business affects a septic system on an unsewered lot, triggering Dakota County Ordinance 113 review, or where it involves county-delegated licensing such as family child
Operating without a required home-occupation permit, or breaking its conditions, is a city zoning violation. Cities issue correction notices, may revoke the permit, and can impose administrative or misdemeanor penalties until compliance.
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