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

§ 80.01, Home-Based Businesses, sits in Title VIII of the Code and applies on top of each residential zoning district's own regulations. Subsection (A) permits the use citywide in residential districts but requires it to remain secondary to the dwelling's residential purpose and bars any change to the unit's residential character; a Business Tax Receipt is mandatory even if the same business already holds one at another address. Subsection (B) lists the operating conditions: no more than two non-resident employees or independent contractors may work on site, though remote employees who never visit the dwelling don't count (B)(1); the property must still look residential from the street, and any exterior modification must match the neighborhood's architectural character (B)(2); no equipment or process may create noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, electrical interference, or hazardous-material storage detectable off the premises (B)(3); retail transactions are barred from any accessory building (B)(5); and business vehicles and trailers must park in legal stalls off the right-of-way, sidewalk, or unimproved surface, with no visible heavy equipment (B)(6).

Family day care homes get a separate carve-out under (C), and applicants file for the Business Tax Receipt and a signed affidavit under (D) alongside the fee required by § 40.01. Violations funnel through the City's Special Magistrate process in Chapter 31, where fines run up to $1,000.00 per day and up to $5,000.00 per day for a repeat violation under § 31.22(A)(1).