Q: How do I get approved to hold inventory at my home residence that is zoned as residential property?
I want to do a e commerce business where I order goods cheaply on-line and store them at my home/sell to customers via e commerce site. I will not be making any goods. I know I need a trader's license from the clerk of the court and I need to do a home affidavit form for zoning BUT that form does not allow for me to store inventory; it is just granting me permission to have a home based office. Obviously I do not want to go through the hassle of trying to get my home rezoned as a mixed use. This is a simple on-line business that will not draw customers to my home or repetitive/bulky deliveries that would disrupt the neighborhood etc. How does one properly and legally trade goods, selling from their homes while storing inventory at their home address? Not planning to sell any food products. Specifically, selling artificial press on nails.
A:
Business uses are limited in residential districts. What can permissibly be done in a particular zoning district varies greatly by county in Maryland. If a desired use is not allowed in a particular district in your particular county, the only options are to petition for a zoning reclassification or move the business to a zoning area where the use is permitted.
Before attempting either option it would probably make sense to talk with your county's zoning department to see if you can get better clarification on what zoning classification is required to store goods for resale. You can also look through the zoning regulations for Baltimore County at the following site: https://library.municode.com/md/baltimore_county/codes/zoning_regulations
While not legal advice I hope this helps answer your general questions.
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