Home-business zoning is set by your city or township under the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, not by Kent County. Rules on which home occupations are allowed and where vary by municipality (e.g., Grand Rapids' Chapter 61 zoning ordinance).
Michigan counties generally do not zone where cities and townships have adopted their own zoning under the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (MCL 125.3101 et seq.). Nearly all Kent County land sits within a city, village, or zoned township, so whether you can run a business from home, and any limits on customer traffic, employees, and floor area, are determined by your local zoning ordinance. Grand Rapids, for example, regulates home occupations in Chapter 61. Check your municipality's zoning code, not a county ordinance.
Operating a home business that violates local zoning can bring municipal citations, cease-and-desist orders, and fines set by that city or township.
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