Questions for Home Occupations: Supplement S-1
Published August 4, 2008

A home occupation is a business, profession, occupation, or trade undertaken for gain or profit which (a) is secondary to the use of the dwelling for residential purposes; (b) is wholly carried on within a dwelling or accessory structures; (c) is carried on by a resident of the dwelling; and (d) uses no more than 50% of the dwelling’s floor area or the total combined floor area of the dwelling and accessory structures in which the occupation is carried out. A minor home occupation uses no more than 1,000 square feet of floor area. A major home occupation uses no more than 1,500 square feet of floor area. If you will be conducting a major home occupation, you must complete and submit this form with your LURC Application for Residential and Non-Residential Development.

Supplement S-1: Questions for Home Occupations (PDF, 133 KB)