Doral, FL Home Business: Zoning & Home Occupation Permits (2026)

Sec. 955 and Chapter 74, Article VIII, Division 14, and a home office as office space secondary to the home's residential use. Sec. 74-781 then lists the standards every home occupation or home-based business must meet at all times: the activity stays secondary to the residential use, occurs entirely inside the dwelling, and involves no retail transactions at any other structure, though incidental business activity at the residence is allowed. Employees who work at the house must live there, except the business may have up to two non-resident employees or independent contractors on-site plus any number of remote workers who never come to the house.

The exterior cannot be altered to attract attention to the business, no sign indicating the business may be posted, and no noise, odor, smoke, hazard or other nuisance may result. Parking must meet the city's standard parking regulations, and no vehicle bearing the business's name, nor any commercial vehicle, trailer or heavy equipment, may be parked or stored on site except inside a closed garage. Before operating, the owner applies for and pays for a home-occupation business tax receipt (Sec. 74-783, renewed annually per the city's fee schedule) and lists the home address as the business address.

A business that registers that address with the Florida Division of Corporations as its principal place of business still needs the local tax receipt (Sec. 74-787(b)). Restrictive covenants or HOA documents that already prohibit a home business are not overridden by this division (Sec. 74-787(a)).