Every New Orleans home occupation requires an occupational license and a Home-Based Business Certificate of Occupancy. Applicants file at the One Stop Shop, sign the Acknowledgment of Limitations, and confirm their zoning allows the use under CZO Article 21.
The City of New Orleans issues a Home-Based Business Occupational License through its One Stop Shop at 1300 Perdido St. Applicants must confirm the business qualifies as a home occupation under CZO Article 21, then sign Supplement B acknowledging the 13 limitations (15% floor area, entirely within the dwelling, no non-residential traffic, no on-site sales/display, etc.). Fees include a $50 temporary license plus a one-time $190 Home-Based Business Certificate of Occupancy ($240 total). All home occupations require an occupational license before operating.
Operating a home-based business without the occupational license or certificate of occupancy, or breaching the acknowledged limitations, subjects the operator to zoning enforcement and denial or revocation.
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