Home Office (Home Occupation) Zoning District

An annual Certificate of Use for Home Occupation and Occupational License are required. The applicant shall also submitt he following:

• Provide a sketch with dimensions showing the floor plan of the home and identifying the area to be utilized for conducting the home occupation.
• Provide a notarized letter of approval for the home occupation from the property owner and/or property manager.
• Pay required application and certificate fees.

At the time of the renewal, the home occupation will be subject to inspection to ensure compliance with all applicable code requirements.

The Certificate of Use must be available in the home.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, all uses in any IU, BU, and AU district and the RU-5 and RU-5a district, are prohibited except for the following:

• Professional offices excluding medical or dental. Non-physical medical consultation shall be permitted, including consulting, and other business offices (excluding any general business use which normally utilizes vehicular equipment in the normal course of operation, i,e., lawn and pool maintenance, towing service, carpet cleaning, building trades, etc.).
• Music, art, instruction and studio.
• Individual educational instruction.
• Cottage food operations consistent with Section 500.80 of the Florida Statues.
• Hobby crafts (subject to the limitations under tools and machinery).
• Internet business.
• Dressmakers, tailor or seamstress (subject to the limitations under tools and machinery).

To apply for the Certificate of Use, you must be the property owner, or have the permission of the property owner and authority to conduct the home occupation from the home.

• The home occupation can only be carried by the occupant or occupants of the home.
• The home occupation is ancillary and secondary to the use of the home for residential purposes.
• Cottage food operation must be consistent with Section 500.80 of the Florida Statues and are limited to the kitchen area only.
• All activities associated with the home occupation will occur indoors as well as storage of materials associated with the home occupation.
• The home occupation will not produce sound, vibrations, glare, odors and/or other nuisances that would impact neighbors. Sound and vibrations will not be detectable at a distance greater than 100 feet from the home
• The residential character of the home must be maintained and no alterations are required to conduct the home occupation.

• Parking will be limited to no more than two vehicles at one time. Vehicles will be parked within the driveway or in designated spaces on the property. Where there is no driveway or designated parking area, vehicles will only be parked on the street or swale directly in front of the property.
• The maximum total vehicle trips generated by the residence and the home occupation will not exceed 14 trips per day.

• Distribution of goods to and from the property or home is prohibited.
• Merchandise cannot be displayed on the property.
• Repair of materials, merchandise or other products on the property is prohibited.

• There will be no use of any machinery, tools or equipment that in scale, size or numbers is beyond what is typically found in a home.
• Electrical or mechanical equipment that would change the fire rating of the home is not allowed.

These regulations are general in nature and subject to change as deemed necessary by the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners. Please call 786-315-2660 to ascertain whether more restrictive regulations may apply to specific developments.