posted 14 years ago
My hometown (Jacksonville, FL) has pretty reasonable laws regarding home based businesses. If a person does not change the residential character of the neighborhood, it is permitted. This means no retail presence with people coming and going and all the traffic and parking issues, no noticeable increase in noise, dust or gas emissions, no employees except those that live in the home, no major changes to the appearance of the property, etc. If someone wants to blog for a living from home, or grow vegetables, or do any other home based business, it should only be a problem for the city council if that person creates problems for the neighbors.