Home-based businesses in New Port Richey are governed by LDC Section 12.08.00 (Home Occupations), recently amended to comply with FL §559.955. Florida law broadly authorizes home-based businesses in residential zones. The city amended its ordinance (Ord. 2025-2315) to align with state requirements.
Florida's 2021 preemption (Ch. 2021-202) requires local governments to allow home-based businesses in residential zones subject to certain conditions. The business must be secondary to the residential use, not create visible evidence of business activity from the street, and comply with applicable business tax requirements. The city's Land Development Review Board recommended approval of the updated ordinance in December 2024.
Operating without a home occupation permit carries fines of $100–$500. Businesses exceeding permit conditions receive warnings followed by permit revocation and fines of $200–$1,000 per day.
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