O-1 — Office Limited District
Home businesses in an office district should be checked against the district article. Upper-story apartments, not home occupations, are the specific residential-office cross-use called out in Section 2111 for O-1.
Home occupations in Rochester, MI
What the Rochester zoning ordinance says about home occupations, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
O-2 — Restricted Office District
Home businesses in O-2 should be checked against the district article. Upper-story apartments, not home occupations, are the specific residential-office cross-use called out in Section 2111 for O-2.
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