SB1162 Summary

• Allows home-based businesses as a use by right in residential properties, provided they do not violate deed restrictions or covenants in common interest communities.

• Prohibits municipalities and counties from banning no-impact home-based businesses or requiring permits, licenses, or prior approval to operate such businesses.

• Permits municipalities and counties to establish reasonable regulations on home-based businesses only for protecting public health and safety, preventing certain illegal or adult-oriented activities, and ensuring compatibility with residential areas.

• Prohibits municipalities and counties from requiring rezoning for commercial use, obtaining business licenses, or installing fire sprinklers in single-family or duplex dwellings as conditions of operating a home-based business.

• Defines "no-impact home-based business" as activities with lawful goods or services, limited to employees who are residents or immediate family members plus no more than three outside workers, with no odor, noise, on-street parking, or visible street presence.