Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Home Business
Which businesses you can run from home, the home-occupation permit or registration most cities require, and the conditions attached, floor area caps, signage bans, and prohibited uses.
How Zoning & Home Occupation Permits Rules Differ by Place
Napa County, CA: Home occupation use, area, traffic, and nuisance limits
Heavy RestrictionsNapa County Code 18.104.090 limits home occupations to the dwelling itself (no accessory buildings), confines them to 25% or less of the dwelling's gross floor area, restricts work to…
San Benito County, CA: San Benito County Home Business Zoning
Heavy RestrictionsUnincorporated San Benito County allows home occupations in every residential and agricultural zone (AR, AP, R, RT, RR, R-1, and RM) with no permit required, as long as the business is…
St. Louis County, MO: Home Occupation Rules
Heavy RestrictionsThe St. Louis County Zoning Ordinance defines home occupation at §1003.020.59, and the definition is a list of conditions a home business must satisfy in unincorporated St. Louis…
Hanford, CA: Hanford Home Occupations Allowed All Residential Zones
Few RestrictionsHanford, California permits home occupations by right in every residential zone -- R-L-12, R-L-8, R-L-5, R-M, and R-H -- subject to a home occupation permit under Chapter 17.78.
Menifee, CA: Home Occupation and Home-Based Business Permits
Few RestrictionsMenifee requires a ministerial Home Occupation Permit for businesses conducted entirely inside the residence, or a discretionary Home-Based Business Permit when activities occur…
Ridgecrest, CA: Ridgecrest Home Occupation Zoning Districts
Few RestrictionsRidgecrest permits home occupations by right in its single-family and multifamily residential zones, from R-1 through R-4, plus its rural residential-agriculture and estate districts.
Zoning & Home Occupation Permits Rules by State
Statewide law governs this topic in many states. Each entry links to that state's full page.
California
Few RestrictionsWhile most home occupation rules are local, state law guarantees certain residential uses statewide, including accessory dwelling units under Government Code 66310 et seq., family…
Vermont
Few RestrictionsVermont state law requires every municipality with zoning to permit residents to use a minor portion of their dwelling for home occupations customarily carried on in the home, limiting…
Cities & Counties with Zoning & Home Occupation Permits Rules
1106 locations
Alabama
California
Florida
Pennsylvania
Other Home Business Topics
Signage Rules
Whether you can put up a sign for your home business, including size limits, placement rules, and which types of signs are allowed.
Customer Traffic Restrictions
Limits on customers and clients visiting a home business, daily visit caps, one-at-a-time rules, employee restrictions, and parking conditions that keep a home occupation from becoming…
Cottage Food Operations
Rules for selling homemade food products from your kitchen, including what foods are allowed, labeling requirements, and annual sales limits.
Home Kitchen Operations
Permits for selling meals cooked to order in a home kitchen, which is a separate legal category from shelf-stable cottage food. Covers daily meal and gross revenue caps, health…
Home Daycare
Licensing and zoning rules for running a daycare out of your home, including the number of children allowed, outdoor play area requirements, and safety standards.