Lee County's Land Development Code allows a home occupation as an accessory use in districts that permit dwellings, but it must be clearly incidental and subordinate to residential use. Florida's home-based business law (FS 559.955) also limits how counties can restrict qualifying home businesses.
The Lee County LDC (Chapter 34, Zoning) defines a home occupation as an occupation customarily carried on by an occupant of a dwelling unit as an accessory use clearly incidental to residential use, operated under Article VII, Division 18. It is allowed by right in districts permitting dwelling units, subject to the Division 18 performance standards. Florida's 2021 home-based business statute (FS 559.955) additionally bars local governments from prohibiting or licensing a home-based business differently from other businesses, though the county may still regulate parking, noise, traffic, and external impacts.
Operating a business that exceeds the incidental/accessory limits or Division 18 standards can draw a Lee County code-enforcement notice and daily fines until the use is brought into compliance.
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