Dane County, WI Home Business: Zoning & Home Occupation Permits (2026)

(72) Home occupation. A home occupation is any activity carried on by a member of the family residing on the premises, which meets all of the following conditions: (a) The occupation is conducted within a dwelling and not in an accessory building; (b) Only members of the family residing on the premises may be employed on the premises, plus a maximum of one other unrelated person; (c) No stock-in-trade is kept or commodities sold, other than those made on the premises; (d) Samples may be kept but not sold on the premises; (e) No mechanical equipment is used except such as may be used for purely domestic or household purposes; (f) Such occupation shall not require internal or external alterations, or involve construction features not customary in a dwelling; (g) No more than 25 percent (25%) of the floor area of one (1) story of the dwelling is devoted to the occupation; (h) The entrance to the space devoted to the occupation is from within the building.