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

Sec. 803(c) treats a home occupation as any accessory use of a dwelling that assembles or provides goods or services for a fee, and allows it in every zoning district that permits residential development as a principal use, but wraps it in specific limits. No more than one person who does not live in the home may be employed in the business. The space used for the occupation, counting any storage inside the house or in a separate building, cannot exceed one-third of the enclosed living area of the dwelling, and garage square footage is excluded from that calculation.

The business has to be run entirely inside the principal residential building, aside from on-site storage or work performed off the premises, and all related materials must be kept inside a fully enclosed structure consistent with the state fire marshal's rules. No more than two motor vehicles used for the business may be parked on the property at a time, and every vehicle tied to the business has to park on the home's own driveway rather than the street or yard. The county also bars any home occupation that would require the owner to hold a state or federal license for alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, or hydrocarbon-based fuel, and prohibits noise, glare, odor, vibration, or electrical interference detectable off the property.