Hamburg Village, NY Home Business: Zoning & Home Occupation Permits (2026)

Section 250-23.14 of the Village of Hamburg Code states its purpose as allowing home office or small business development within homes in a residential neighborhood while preserving the value and character of existing residential properties. The use table in § 250-20.4 lists Home business as SP in the SFR, TVR and LCR districts, and that table defines SP as a use reviewed and approved under Article 43, Special Use Permits, so no home business is allowed as of right in those districts. The Code defines a home business as an accessory nonresidential use conducted within or administered from a portion of a dwelling or its permitted accessory building, clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use.

Garage sales and similar single sales events do not count. The section lists permitted home businesses, including a lawyer, accountant, author, doctor, engineer, dentist, architect, consultant, realtor, insurance agent or broker, counselor, artist, photographer, teacher, tutor, beautician, barber, tailor, dressmaker and repair person, and adds that the list is not limited to those. Prohibited home businesses include ambulance services, animal care services, and vehicle sales or repair. The operator must be a full-time resident of the dwelling, and the business must operate wholly within an enclosed structure.

No more than two people not residing in the household can report to work at the dwelling. The business cannot occupy more than 30% of the residence, cannot change the residential appearance of the premises, and cannot show or store materials, goods, supplies or equipment outside. Subsection H bars noise, dust, vibration, glare, smoke, smell, electrical or magnetic interference, fire hazard or any other nuisance not typically found in a residential neighborhood.