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

21 defines a home-based business as any occupation, work, trade or profession whose principal place of business is the operator's residence, and requires the applicant to list that home address on the local business tax receipt application. The ordinance conditions approval on the business staying undetectable from the street: it cannot change the residential character of the block, and the operator must certify compliance with a numbered list of restrictions built into the same section. Division (C) bars using the home address for advertising, soliciting or announcing the business through printed material or any other media, though the address and phone number may still appear on invoices, business cards and letterhead.

Division (D) caps staffing at one non-resident employee of any type, including contracted or subcontracted help, present on the premises at any time. Separate divisions of the same section, covering client visits and exterior signage, are enforced as distinct standards. The home-based tax receipt program traces to Ord. O-95-44 (passed 7-26-95) and was amended by Ord. O-2007-07 (passed 4-18-07). The Director of Financial Services administers applications and can decline or revoke a receipt that does not meet these conditions, since the receipt is granted on the applicant's certification that the listed conditions will be met.