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Home Occupancy Permit
All applicants for a Basic Business License operating from a residential location the District of Columbia must provide a Home Occupation (HOP) for the premise address from which the business activity is conducted in order to demonstrate the activity does not conflict with building and zoning codes. A home occupation is a business, profession or other economic activity conducted full- or part-time in the principal residence of the person conducting the business. This permit is required for operating a business from a residential home.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "DCGISopendata",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:gisgroup@dc.gov"
}
|
| description | <div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p><span>All applicants for a Basic Business License operating from a residential location the District of Columbia must provide a Home Occupation (HOP) for the premise address from which the business activity is conducted in order to demonstrate the activity does not conflict with building and zoning codes. A home occupation is a business, profession or other economic activity conducted full- or part-time in the principal residence of the person conducting the business. This permit is required for operating a business from a residential home.</span></p></div></div></div> |
| distribution |
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},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "ArcGIS Hub Dataset",
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}
]
|
| identifier | https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=3a0425a60b7c4e28bd045900cec699b4&sublayer=45 |
| issued | 2022-01-27T15:31:25.000Z |
| keyword |
[
"DOB",
"District of Columbia",
"Washington DC",
"business",
"dwelling",
"home occupancy",
"permit",
"residential"
]
|
| landingPage | https://opendata.dc.gov/datasets/DCGIS::home-occupancy-permit |
| license | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| modified | 2026-02-18T05:01:47.000Z |
| publisher |
{
"name": "City of Washington, DC"
}
|
| spatial | -77.1118,38.8202,-76.9125,38.9930 |
| theme |
[
"geospatial"
]
|
| title | Home Occupancy Permit |
