Home Occupation Rules
This is the national debate, not a verdict.
What businesses may operate from a residence.
Results:Low
High
(2-33)
Stuck: 201Active debate: 12Moving: 1
Where it is moving
Gunnison, Utah
MovingAug 26, 20263 resultscity
- Commission weighs tenant permission and review categories for home businesses
- Commission opens public hearing on home-occupation code changes; staff outlines streamlined application requirements
- Commission weighs tightening and loosening home-occupation rules, with focus on deliveries and tenant permissions
Normal, Illinois
Active debateAug 17, 20261 resultcity
Vernon County, Wisconsin
Active debateAug 14, 20261 resultcounty
Salem City, Massachusetts
Active debateAug 13, 20268 resultscity
- Council split on whether home occupations should be by-right or subject to review
- City solicitor cautions: avoid long lists, use a clear definition for home occupations
- Councilors consider registration or short permit to help enforcement and first-responder safety
- Salem committee reviews draft home-occupation ordinance, keeps it in committee
- Salem councilors debate new "home-occupation" zoning language to ease barriers for small in-home businesses
- Staff urge registration or permitting option to track home-based enterprises rather than purely by-right change
- City solicitor warns long lists and strict hours could make new Salem home-occupation ordinance hard to enforce
- Salem committee debates home‑occupation zoning changes; matter remains in committee
Jurupa Valley, California
Active debateAug 6, 20261 resultcity
Nassau County, Florida
Active debateJul 27, 20262 resultscounty
Chesapeake Beach, Maryland
Active debateJul 23, 20264 resultscity
- Commission seeks clearer rules on home-occupation sales; defers regulated-activity question
- Council considers 90‑day changes to home‑occupation rules; debate centers on permits, sales and 'controlled' activities
- Planning commission reopens review of home-occupation rules after rezoning inconsistencies leave many uses unlisted
Kissimmee, Florida
Active debateJul 21, 20261 resultcity
Prince George's County, Maryland
Active debateJul 21, 20261 resultcounty
Quanah, Texas
Active debateJul 14, 20261 resultcity
Cleveland, Utah
Active debateJul 2, 20261 resultcity
Davis Junction, Illinois
Active debateJun 26, 20261 resultcity
Tigard, Oregon
Active debateJun 23, 20261 resultcity
Siskiyou County, California
StuckJun 17, 20262 resultscounty
Shelley, Idaho
StuckJun 17, 20261 resultcity
Churchill County, Nevada
StuckJun 10, 20262 resultscounty
Clay, New York
StuckJun 8, 20261 resultcity
West Haven City Council, Utah
StuckJun 3, 20261 resultcity
Keller, Texas
StuckJun 3, 20263 resultscity
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
StuckMay 26, 20261 resultcity