Utah County, UT Home Business: Zoning & Home Occupation Permits (2026)

20 requires a Zoning Administrator permit before operating a Home Occupation, granted only when every listed condition is met. The business must be incidental and secondary to the residential use, with no retail sales except items incidental to the service provided. The business area, including storage, cannot exceed the smaller of 1,000 square feet or 25% of the dwelling's floor area, excluding attached garages or carports, and the business cannot use any area outside the dwelling. Vehicles are capped: a standard home occupation may keep one motorized vehicle up to a one-ton rated capacity and one trailer up to 20 feet long, while a mobile agricultural equipment and vehicle repair occupation may keep one vehicle rated up to Federal Highway Administration Class 7 and one trailer.

The occupation must be run entirely by family members who reside in the dwelling at least ten months of the year, with no employees coming to the home, and storage or use of a garage or carport for the business is not allowed. The dwelling must keep its residential architecture and outward appearance. m. Flatly barred uses include storage or sale of flammable, explosive or hazardous materials, junkyards, salvage yards, sexually oriented businesses, small engine repair, major appliance repair, automotive repair, body work or painting, towing, vehicle sales or rentals, welding or iron work, and cabinet shops.