STL City Permits

Home Occupation Waiver

Please note that following types of businesses are prohibited as home occupations and an application for such uses will not be accepted:

Animal clinics and boarding facilities, including kenneling and day care;
Dancing Schools;
Doctor and dentist offices;
Mortuaries;
Stables or kennels;
Private clubs;
Repair shops;
Restaurants;
Tourists homes;
Automobile repair or paint shops, sales and leasing of new or used autos and auto detailing and washing.

In addition, the following home occupations shall require a Conditional Use permit and may be allowed subject to the provisions of Section 26.80.010 of the Revised Code of the City of St. Louis:

Home cooking, preserving or processing of food for resale;
Home daycares;
Recording and film studios;
Home office use for general construction, electrical, painting, plumbing or landscaping contractors;
Any proposed home occupation that is not specifically prohibited above, but cannot comply entirely with the requirements listed below.

As a requirement of the St. Louis Building Code, unless the owner of a building personally applies for a Certificate of Use and Occupancy for that building or a portion thereof, we will require a notarized letter of authorization from the owner of record for said building.

This notarized letter will contain the owners name, address and telephone number and give permission to, the applicant, a full time resident, to apply for a home occupancy waiver. In the event that a corporation owns or manages the building, the notarized letter of authorization will be on company letterhead and signed by a responsible person, preferably an officer of the corporation. Download PDF

How much is the application fee for a home occupation?
The cost of an application for a home occupation is $50.00.

The forms of payment accepted on this site are:

American Express
Discover
MasterCard
Visa
Electronic Check (ACH / Check21)

There is a 2.55% processing fee, with a minimum of $1.55, that is added for credit cards.
There is a flat fee of $1.50 added for e-checks.
The City does not receive any of these funds. Thank you for your cooperation.

Address

Step 1 of 4: Find your address in the Assessor’s database and provide a few details.

Enter your address information below - ex. 1234 N. Grand Blvd, then enter 1234 N. Grand, you can leave off the suffix like St, Blvd, Ave, etc.
Click the Address Lookup button
Select your property in the popup window (help is available if you need it - just click on the '?')
If you were not able to find your address in the lookup, please call the Zoning Dept at 314-622-3666

Street Address:

Address Lookup

AKA Address:

Location:

Unit Number:

Street Address: * Street Address is required.

Address Lookup

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Owner / Occupant

A few more details about this property, please.

Owner and Occupant info (ownership info should already be imported)
Preferred Contact Method

Owner Information Copy To Occupant

Name: * Owner Name is required.

Phone:

Email: Owner Email is invalid.

Address: * Owner Address is required.

City: * Owner City is required.

State: * Owner State is required.

Zip: * Owner Zip is required. Owner Zip must be in the format of 12345 or 12345-6789.

Occupant Information

Company: * Occupant Company is required.

Name: * Occupant Name is required.

Phone: * Occupant Phone is required.

Email: Occupant Email is invalid.

Address: * Occupant Address is required.

City: * Occupant City is required.

State: * Occupant State is required.

Zip: * Occupant Zip is required. Occupant Zip must be in the format of 12345 or 12345-6789.

Preferred Contact Method

Preferred Contact Type: * is required.

* All email addresses entered on this page will be copied on city communications.

Business Details

Step 2 of 4: Select your business type and answer questions

Home Occupations shall be permitted so long as the following requirements are met

Business Type: * Business Type is required.

Description:

Application Cost

Total Fee: $50.00

Upload lease agreement or authorization letter

Step 3 of 4: Owner authorization letter

As a requirement of the St. Louis Building Code, unless the owner of a building personally applies for a Certificate of Use and Occupancy for that building or a portion thereof, we will require a notarized letter of authorization from the owner of record for said building.
This notarized letter will contain the owners name, address and telephone number and give permission to, the applicant, a full time resident, to apply for a home occupancy waiver. In the event that a corporation owns or manages the building, the notarized letter of authorization will be on company letterhead and signed by a responsible person, preferably an officer of the corporation .
Download PDF

Owner: * Owner is required.

Application Submission Detail

Step 4 of 4: Submission Details

You must agree to the terms and conditions to submit your application

I, the undersigned do hereby affirm: that I am a full-time resident of subject premises and that the above statements are true and correct, and I also agree to comply with all provisions of the ordinances of the City of St. Louis.

* I Accept the terms *

Submitted By: * Submitted By is required.

Full Name: * Full Name is required.

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