Owensboro, KY Home Business: Zoning & Home Occupation Permits (2026)

Home Occupation—Accessory Use. ... Occupations of dressmaking, handicrafts, millinery, laundering, preserving and home cooking and professional services, but excluding barber shops and beauty parlors, but only when said permitted occupations are performed under the following conditions: ... (2)The use is conducted entirely within a dwelling and not in any accessory building;(3)The use is carried on only by residents of the dwelling, with no non-resident employees or agents; ... Home Occupation—Conditionally Permitted Use. Occupations include but are not limited to barber shops and beauty parlors, boutiques, school tutors, musical instructors, small tradesman whom store limited supplies in a detached structure, but only when said conditionally permitted occupations are performed under the following conditions: (1)The use is clearly incidental and secondary to use for dwelling purposes;(2)An active business license is on file with the appropriate jurisdiction;(3)If operation from a detached structure, the floor area utilized from business related purposes shall not exceed four hundred (400) square feet;(4)Up to one (1) non-resident employee may be allowed to report to the site; ... (9)A floor plan and site plan shall be submitted as part of the conditional use permit application demonstrating compliance with these requirements; and(10)The OMBA may waive any of the requirements listed herein or revoke the conditional use permit if any conditions set forth are violated.