Home occupations in Wilmington are regulated by zoning (Ch. 48). The business must be incidental to the residential use, with no exterior evidence of the business and no outside employees.
Chapter 48 of the Wilmington City Code (Zoning) permits home occupations as accessory uses in residential zones, subject to conditions: the owner must reside in the home; the occupation must be clearly incidental to residential use; no more than one non-resident employee is typically allowed; no exterior signage beyond a small nameplate; no customer traffic that would alter the residential character of the neighborhood.
Operating a home business in violation of Ch. 48 can result in code enforcement citations and orders to cease.
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