{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-71.990","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 71.990","heading":"Home-based business, use of residential dwelling — limitations on restrictions by political subdivisions — reasonable regulations permitted.","body":"1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:\n(1) \"Goods\" , any merchandise, equipment, products, supplies, or materials;\n(2) \"Home-based business\" , any business operated in a residential dwelling that manufactures, provides, or sells goods or services and that is owned and operated by the owner or tenant of the residential dwelling.\n2. Any person who resides in a residential dwelling may use the residential dwelling for a home-based business unless such use is restricted by:\n(1) Any deed restriction, covenant, or agreement restricting the use of land; or\n(2) Any master deed, bylaw, or other document applicable to a common-interest ownership community.\n3. Except as prescribed under subsection 4 of this section, a political subdivision shall not prohibit the operation of a no-impact, home-based business or otherwise require a person to apply for, register for, or obtain any permit, license, variance, or other type of prior approval from the political subdivision to operate a no-impact, home-based business. For the purposes of this section, a home-based business qualifies as a no impact, home-based business if:\n(1) The total number of employees and clients onsite at one time does not exceed the occupancy limit for the residential dwelling; and\n(2) The activities of the business:\n(a) Are limited to the sale of lawful goods and services;\n(b) May involve having more than one client on the property at one time;\n(c) Do not cause a substantial increase in traffic through the residential area;\n(d) Do not violate any parking regulations established by the political subdivision;\n(e) Occur inside the residential dwelling or in the yard of the residential dwelling;\n(f) Are not visible from the street; and\n(g) Do not violate any narrowly tailored regulation established under subsection 4 of this section.\n4. A political subdivision may establish reasonable regulations on a home-based business if the regulations are narrowly tailored for the purpose of:\n(1) Protecting the public health and safety, including regulations related to fire and building codes, health and sanitation, transportation or traffic control, solid or hazardous waste, pollution, and noise control; or\n(2) Ensuring that the business activity is compliant with state and federal law and paying applicable taxes.\n5. No political subdivision shall require a person, as a condition of operating a home-based business, to:\n(1) Rezone the property for commercial use;\n(2) Obtain a home-based business license; or\n(3) Install or equip fire sprinklers in a single-family detached residential dwelling or any residential dwelling with no more than two dwelling units.\n6. Whether a regulation complies with this section is a judicial question.","path":["Title VII - CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES","Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=71.990","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:24Z","sha256":"87e7be6afc2eb8d9e05580bc3df17815ad0d7c7b39b5b717ff4c7008f23af307","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-71.980","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-71.1000"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}