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

Section 27-2466 states the intent to preserve residential character and minimize traffic and nonresidential disturbances, and section 27-2467(a) allows a limited home occupation by right in the Agricultural (A-1), Rural Residential (R-R), Residential Single-Family (R-1), Residential Single-Family-Duplex (R-2) and Residential Limited Multifamily (R-3) districts. Section 27-2467(b) allows the broader home occupation category as a special exception in those same five districts, meaning it needs discretionary approval rather than qualifying automatically.

Both categories must be conducted entirely inside the dwelling by a family member who lives there under sections 27-2468(1) and 27-2469(1). Limited home occupations under section 27-2468 may not employ anyone outside the immediate family, while a full home occupation under section 27-2469(2) may have up to two outside assistants working at any one time. Section 27-2469(10) caps the area devoted to the home occupation at 15 percent of the dwelling's total living area, and section 27-2469(9) lists permitted types, including babysitting for no more than five children at a time, not overnight, and home offices for professionals such as doctors, lawyers, engineers, teachers or clergy who keep a separate business office elsewhere. Neither category allows chemical or mechanical equipment beyond normal household use, outdoor storage, or vehicles larger than a pickup truck or van parked at the residence. Section 27-2469(11) requires any home occupation that grows into a level of activity detracting from the residential character of the neighborhood to relocate to a zoning district where that commercial use is permitted.