Port St. Lucie, FL Home Business: Zoning & Home Occupation Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code section
- Zoning Code Sec. 158.217(F)
- On-site staff
- Two employees or contractors maximum
- Permit
- City business tax receipt required
- Application fee
- $19.00 at submittal (Sec. 111.16)
- Parking
- No right-of-way or unimproved surfaces
Summary
Home occupations are allowed in residential zones under Zoning Code Section 158.217(F). You may have up to two employees or independent contractors on site, and anyone advertising or conducting one needs a City business tax receipt.
Any individual who promotes or solicits a home occupation by displaying, advertising, or using in any fashion his home address or telephone ... shall be required to obtain a business tax receipt. The City may inspect the subject premises to verify full compliance of the proposed home occupation usage with the provisions of the ordinance.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 103).
Full Breakdown
Section 158.217(F) permits a home occupation in a residentially zoned area, subject to conditions. No more than two employees or independent contractors may work at the home-based business without living there, though employees who work remotely are permitted. The use must stay clearly incidental to the dwelling and must not show from the outside; there is no display of stock, and nothing may be sold except what is produced on the premises or used in the occupation. Anyone who advertises a home address or phone, conducts a home occupation, or offers its services must obtain a business tax receipt. Business vehicles and trailers must park in legal spaces, never in the right-of-way, on a sidewalk or on unimproved surfaces.
Violations & Fines
Operating a home occupation without the required business tax receipt violates Section 111.15(b). Section 111.21 allows a penalty of up to $250.00 plus costs, enforceable before the Special Magistrate under Chapter 37.
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