- Home occupation permit required:
- Conditional
- Details:
- Yamhill County Zoning Ordinance Section 1004 defines and regulates home occupations. A home occupation permit is required in most zoning districts. Standard home occupation (up to 5 on-site employees) requires a conditional use permit in residential and most rural zones. Minor Home Occupation (up to 2 employees) may be allowed with simpler approval. Retail sales of products (cottage food pickup) must be secondary to the primary home occupation use.
- Home kitchen:
- Oregon allows packaged non-potentially-hazardous foods from residential dwellings: baked goods, confectionery, coffee beans, teas, popcorn, jams, jellies, honey, syrups, fruit butters, nut mixes, repackaged freeze-dried foods, repackaged dried/dehydrated foods, powdered drink mixes. Annual sales cap of $50,000 (CPI-adjusted, raised by SB 643 2023). Food handler certification required. Sales to institutions (caterers, schools, day care, hospitals, nursing homes, correctional facilities, restaurants) prohibited. Retailers permitted under specific conditions.
Last verified 2026-05-05. Not legal advice.
