Carmel caps a home occupation at 15% of the dwelling's gross floor area and one non-family employee, with no outside storage, noise, odor, or nuisance. These city standards, not a county permit, govern working from home in Hamilton County.
Home occupations are regulated by each Hamilton County city under IC 36-7-4, not the county. Carmel UDO 5.18 (HO-01) sets the core standards: the business may use no more than fifteen percent (15%) of the dwelling's gross floor area, may employ no more than one individual outside the immediate family, must be conducted wholly within the dwelling with no outside noise, vibration, odor, smoke, dust, glare or electrical disturbance, and may not use outdoor storage or display. Deliveries by non-family vehicles are limited to two trips per day, and only domestic-scale mechanical equipment is allowed. Certain uses (food service, auto repair, kennels, gift shops) are excluded. Fishers and Noblesville impose similar caps.
Exceeding the floor-area or employee limits, or creating a nuisance, violates the zoning ordinance and can bring cease-and-desist orders and per-day fines.
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