Schaumburg requires home businesses to comply with the Village's home occupation provisions in the zoning ordinance. A business license may be required depending on the type of activity. The Village's Community Development Department reviews home occupation compliance. Businesses must meet all conditions regarding floor area, traffic, signage, employees, and residential character.
Schaumburg's home occupation regulations function as a set of conditions under the zoning ordinance rather than a separate permit category. To legally operate a home business, the activity must comply with all home occupation conditions: conducted entirely within the dwelling by residents, limited to 25% of floor area, no exterior evidence of business activity, no customer visits, no non-resident employees, and no retail sales from the premises. The Village may require a general business license depending on the type of business. The application is processed through the Community Development Department. Licensed professionals (accountants, attorneys, consultants) typically meet home occupation requirements most easily since their work does not generate on-site traffic or require inventory storage. Businesses that outgrow home occupation limitations must relocate to commercially-zoned space. The Village's Woodfield area and other commercial corridors offer alternative office space for growing businesses. Home occupation compliance may be reviewed if the Village receives complaints or during property inspections.
Operating a home business that violates home occupation conditions may result in a notice of violation from Code Enforcement at (847) 895-4500. The Village may require the business to cease operations or come into compliance. Operating without a required business license is a separate violation. Fines may be assessed for each day a violation continues.
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