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

1. 2. A Low-Impact Home Occupation covers a business run by household members plus, at most, one outside employee working on-site. A High-Impact Home Occupation applies to uses that draw clients to the house, such as barbers, cosmetologists, manicurists, in-person counselors, contractors and handypersons, or music, dance and athletic instructors, and to any home business adding a second non-household employee. High-Impact applicants must submit the names and addresses of every abutting and adjacent property owner and collect their signed approval on a form from the Community and Economic Development Department; if a lease is involved, the property owner or manager must approve first.

If any neighbor withholds a signature, the applicant can ask the Planning Commission to hear the request as a conditional use permit at a public meeting instead. Where all signatures are gathered, the Community and Economic Development Director or a designee reviews the file against the City Code and approves, conditions, or denies it, sending written notice within 10 working days by mail or electronically. The Director or Planning Commission can attach conditions limiting hours, capping the number of daily or hourly clients, or requiring more off-street parking.

A denial or condition can be appealed to the Hearing Officer within 30 days, and the City can revoke a permit for any code violation, including through unannounced inspections.