There is no Butler County home-occupation permit. In unincorporated areas your township regulates and may require zoning approval under ORC 519; inside a city, the municipal zoning code issues any home-occupation permit or certificate. Apply to whichever jurisdiction governs your address.
Ohio counties do not zone, so no county home-occupation permit exists. Under ORC 519.02, township trustees may regulate uses of land in the unincorporated territory, and larger townships (West Chester, Liberty) require a zoning certificate or conditional-use approval for certain home occupations. Municipalities—Hamilton, Middletown, Fairfield, Oxford—issue home-occupation permits or zoning certificates under their own codes, typically limiting employees, on-site sales, deliveries, and outward appearance. Confirm first whether your property is in a township or a city, then apply to that office. A separate state license may apply to the trade itself (food, childcare, cosmetology).
Operating without the required township zoning certificate or city home-occupation permit is a zoning violation, enforced locally by notice and civil penalty or injunction under ORC 519 and municipal code—not by the county.
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