Home occupations in Temple Terrace require a Business Tax Receipt and compliance with strict accessory-use standards: no employees outside the household, no exterior signage, and no customer traffic that alters the residential character of the neighborhood.
Temple Terrace Code of Ordinances Chapter 16 (Business Tax) and the Land Development Code require every home-based business to obtain a Business Tax Receipt from the Finance Department and a zoning clearance from Community Development. Use must be clearly incidental to the dwelling, occupy no more than 25 percent of floor area, produce no noise/odor/vibration detectable at the property line, and involve no on-premises sale of goods other than those produced on site. Cottage food operations under FL §500.80 are permitted up to 250,000 dollars gross annual sales.
Operating without a BTR: 100 dollars plus back taxes. Zoning violations: progressive code enforcement fines up to 500 dollars per day. Repeat violations may trigger revocation.
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