Kootenai County lets you run a home occupation only within strict limits: it must be run by a resident family member, employ at most one non-resident, use no more than half the main building's floor area, generate no regular customer traffic, and keep all storage indoors.
Section 8.4.501 of the Land Use and Development Code sets the home-occupation standards for the unincorporated county. The occupation must be conducted by an immediate family member residing in the dwelling; no more than one non-resident may be employed on site; it may use any accessory building and no more than one-half of the floor area of the primary building; and it must not generate retail business or regular customer traffic. An equipment-storage operation where multiple employees arrive to pick up equipment is not a home occupation and must instead be a cottage industry under 8.4.504. Storage of equipment and inventory must be inside the residence or a permitted accessory building; outdoor storage is prohibited.
Exceeding these standards is a land-use violation; the county may require the use to cease, obtain a cottage-industry permit, or abate outdoor storage under Title 8 enforcement.
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