Sec. 53-122(D) of the ULDC limits residential single-family districts to home occupations only - no business activity may be visible on the premises (no commercial vehicle parking/storage, no material storage, no inordinate traffic, no outside storage, no advertising signs). Sec. 53-122(E) bars car service activities except by the homeowner or a service professional on the homeowner's vehicle.
Sec. 53-122(D) is the controlling rule: home occupations are permitted but no signs, no commercial vehicle storage, no excess vehicular traffic, no material storage, no outside storage. Quiet, no-impact businesses (consulting, online sales, bookkeeping, telework) comply easily; auto repair, retail with on-site customers, hair salons with non-resident staff, and traffic-generating businesses do not. North Port also requires a Business Tax Receipt (formerly Occupational License) for any business operating in the City, including home-based.
Operating a non-conforming business in residential is a Code Enforcement violation with fines up to $500/day. Operating without a BTR is a separate violation under Sec. 22-XX (business tax receipt chapter) with additional fees.
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