In Ottawa County, home-occupation approval comes from your city or township. Holland Charter Township exempts a pure home office (no on-site sales, employees, or client visits) from its standards; a licensed home occupation with customers is limited to family workers only and client visits between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Michigan counties do not issue home-occupation permits — cities and townships do under the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act. Holland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance Section 9.13 exempts a home office with no on-site sales, no on-site employees, and no client visits. A regulated home occupation must be run only by family members residing in the dwelling, may sell only products produced on the premises, must generate no more traffic than a normal residential neighborhood, and must provide off-street parking outside the front yard. The City of Holland requires a Zoning Administrator permit (Type 1) or Board of Appeals special exception (Type 2) for its home-based businesses.
Operating a non-exempt home occupation without required township approval, or with non-family employees or excessive traffic, is a zoning violation subject to correction orders and civil-infraction penalties.
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