Provo, UT Home Business: Home Occupation Permits (2026)

Provo regulates home businesses through Provo City Code Title 14 (Zoning), Chapter 14.41 (Home Occupations). Section 14.41.020 requires a home occupation permit before a home occupation is established. The City distinguishes a Minor Home Occupation (Section 14.41.050), which meets all of the baseline conditions in Section 14.41.040 and is processed administratively, from a Major Home Occupation (Section 14.41.060), which exceeds certain limits and requires a conditional use permit reviewed by the Development Services Department. Provo's fee structure is shaped by Utah state preemption: Utah Code Section 10-1-203(8) provides that a municipality may not charge a license fee for a home based business unless the combined off-site impact of the home based business and the primary residential use materially exceeds the off-site impact of the primary residential use alone. The same section bars the City from requiring a license or permit for a business operated only occasionally by an individual under 18 years of age. Consistent with that statute (enacted by 2017 Utah S.B. 81), Provo charges no fee for a Minor Home Occupation Permit, while Major Home Occupation Permits carry a fee tied to the conditional use process. Applications are filed through Provo311 / Provo Development Services; the City also offers an online Home-Based Business Permit application.