A business may be operated from your home without Council approval, providing the following conditions are met:-
(a) not more than 40m² of gross floor area of the dwelling is used for non-residential purposes;
(b) the person conducting the home occupation normally uses the dwelling as their principal place of residence;
(c) it does not involve employment of persons other than a resident;
(d) any load on a utility is no more than for a domestic use;
(e) there is no activity that causes electrical interference to other land;
(f) it does not involve display of goods for sale that are visible from any road or public open space adjoining the site;
(g) it involves no more than 1 advertising sign (that must be non-illuminated) and not more than 0.2m² in area;
(h) it does not involve refuelling, servicing, detailing or repair of vehicles not owned by the resident on the site;
(i) no more than 1 commercial vehicle is on the site at any one time and no commercial vehicle on the site exceeds 2 tonnes; and
(j) any vehicle used solely for non-residential purposes must be parked on the site.
It is recommended that you contact Council’s Planning Department to confirm whether a permit is needed, prior to commencing business.
If you cannot meet all of these conditions, you may be able to meet other exemptions, or alternatively seek planning approval for the use under the Tasmanian Planning Scheme - Derwent Valley, which can be viewed at Tasmanian Planning Scheme (TPS).
Please contact Council on 6261 8500 for further details.