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

955. Every home-based business must first apply for and obtain a Local Business Tax Receipt from the City under Chapter 14, and the City classifies the tax owed by the type of occupation being run from the home. To qualify as a home-based business under this section, the operation must meet a list of standards: employees working at the dwelling must also live there, except up to two non-resident employees or independent contractors may work on-site (remote employees who never visit are unrestricted); heavy commercial, industrial, or agricultural equipment cannot be stored on the property at any time; retail transactions cannot occur at any structure other than the dwelling itself, though incidental business activity is allowed; the business's activities must remain secondary and ancillary to the property's residential use; the business must comply with all local and state regulations and with the zoning district's nuisance, noise, vibration, smoke, dust, lighting, glare, fumes, and odor standards; and, viewed from the street, the property must look consistent with the surrounding residential neighborhood, with any exterior modifications matching the neighborhood's residential character and architecture.

Section 27-301(b) clarifies that the ordinance does not override any condominium, cooperative, or homeowners' association declaration adopted under Florida Statutes Chapters 718, 719, or 720, so a stricter HOA rule can still bar a home business the City would otherwise allow.