Clinton Township, MI Home Business: Zoning & Home Occupation Permits (2026)

02(m) permits home occupations in the R-1 through R-5 One-Family Residential Districts subject to seven listed conditions. The use must be conducted only by permanent residents of the dwelling, and it must be wholly confined to the interior of the dwelling, which the code says specifically does not include attached or detached garages or other accessory structures. No article or service other than what the home occupation itself produces may be sold on the premises. The occupation cannot require internal or external alteration or construction to the dwelling, and it cannot bring in equipment or machinery that is not customary to a residential use.

The floor-area limit is explicit: not more than 20% of the floor area of the principal building may be engaged by the home occupation, which keeps the business clearly secondary to the residential use of the home. Two more conditions round out the standard: no sign advertising the home occupation may be displayed on the premises, and the use cannot generate traffic or a parking need beyond what the dwelling itself requires, nor create any external effect not normally associated with a single-family use. These conditions apply automatically to any home occupation; the Zoning Code does not describe a separate home-occupation permit application, so compliance is enforced through the Township's general zoning administration.

99, which classifies a Zoning Code violation as a misdemeanor carrying a fine of up to $500, up to 90 days in jail, or both, with each day of continued violation treated as a separate offense.