Sandy, UT Home Business: Zoning & Home Occupation Permits (2026)

Section 21-11-5 puts home-based businesses on two tracks. Category I, Permitted Home Occupation, is administratively licensed by the Business License Office within the Community Development Department once an applicant meets a long list of standards: the operator must be a bona fide resident living in the home at least 183 days a year (proven with tax returns or government ID), only one nonresident employee may work on-site at a time, all business vehicles must park off-street, and no more than 25 percent of the main floor (or 50 percent of a basement) may be used for the business.

A license isn't required at all unless the operation crosses specific thresholds, customer visits, exterior signage, a nonresident employee, business deliveries, required inspections, a sales-tax number, or more than 25 percent of the dwelling in business use. Any business that can't meet the Category I qualifications must instead apply for a Category II conditional use permit, which requires Planning Commission review and approval before a license can issue. The ordinance's stated purpose is explicit that regulation exists to "terminate home occupations if violations of the ordinances regulating home occupations occur," giving the city direct authority to pull a license rather than merely fine the operator.