Kenosha County, WI Home Business: Zoning & Home Occupation Permits (2026)

010(m)). 010(a), requires the business stay clearly incidental to the residential use: a typical neighbor should not notice anything but a permitted sign. 010(b) caps the space used for the occupation at 25 percent of one floor of the dwelling or an accessory building, and subsection (c) bars using any other accessory building for the occupation beyond that allowance. Outdoor storage tied to the business is prohibited outright (d), and non-domestic chemical, mechanical or electrical equipment cannot be used for commercial purposes except medical or dental equipment for a professional office (e).

Machinery that causes noise or radio/TV interference is banned (f), and no interior or exterior alteration inconsistent with the residential look of the building is allowed (g). Only residents of the dwelling may work in the home occupation, though a professional office may add one nonresident employee (h); no product display may be visible from the street and only articles actually made on the premises may be sold there (i). 020 lists examples the county treats as automatically permitted, such as artist studios, dressmaking, computer services, taxidermy and licensed gunsmithing with no ammunition sale or discharge on site, and flatly prohibited uses such as auto or small-engine repair, catering, contracting services, welding, tattoo/piercing and landscaping businesses. 010, also caps vehicle traffic, instruction group size and signage, each governed by its own subsection.