Rapid City, SD Home Business: Zoning & Home Occupation Permits (2026)

350, exists to keep residential neighborhoods residential in character while letting residents run a business from their dwelling. Subsection B defines a home occupation as any activity conducted for financial gain by the occupants of a dwelling unit located in a residential zoning district. Subsection C lists the standards every home occupation must meet as a matter of right: the business must be conducted entirely inside the dwelling unit and entirely by residents, with no other employees hired; the space used for the occupation, including any garage storage, cannot exceed 20% of the home's total floor area; merchandise sales must stay incidental to the occupation, though orders can be taken for later off-site delivery; product deliveries are capped at twice a week and cannot use trucks not ordinarily seen making residential deliveries; no toxic, explosive, or otherwise hazardous materials may be stored on site; only ordinary household or hobby equipment is allowed; the activity cannot interfere with radio or television reception or create noticeable noise, smoke, dust, or heat off the premises; and the home cannot show external alteration or other visible evidence of the business. 12. 030.