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

14 of the Land Development Code lists supplementary regulations for certain conditional uses, and subsection (A) covers home occupations. A home business is a 'permissible conditional use' in any residential district that does not already list it as a permitted use, meaning it needs a conditional use approval rather than an over-the-counter permit. Condition (1) restricts staffing to family members residing on the premises; no outside employees. Condition (2) requires the business to stay 'clearly incidental and subordinate' to the residential use and bars any change to the residential character of the property.

Condition (5) bars equipment or processes that create noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical interference detectable off the lot, including interference with neighbors' radio or television reception or fluctuations in their line voltage. Condition (8) requires that all goods and services sold in connection with the home occupation be produced on the premises and performed by an immediate family member there, ruling out a home-based business that is really a storefront for goods made or sourced elsewhere. Two other conditions round out the section: no more than one non-illuminated sign under one square foot, and no traffic beyond normal residential volumes, both discussed on their own pages.

Because the whole business is a conditional use, the Planning and Economic Opportunity Department and Planning and Zoning Board can attach case-specific conditions, and a use that outgrows any of these eight standards has effectively outgrown its residential zoning and needs to relocate to a commercially zoned property.