The Truth About Working At Home In Casper

Over the last few years, working from home has become routine. In today's working climate, technology has helped advance the process.

Video calling, web-based companies, incentives to remote work, and a desire to start a business have been driving factors for working from the house.

Even though working from home is an option for many, Wyoming has the lowest percentage of people working from home, but there are still those who do.

If you live in Casper and work from home, are you following the city's rules?

• You can only employ the people that live there.
• The home has to be your home first and business second. It can't be primarily a business.
• The business can only use up to 25% of your home, which includes other buildings.
• You can't change the outside of your home to benefit your business.
• There are parking regulations.
• The business can't cause issues that may be an issue to others.
  • Use equipment that creates
    •  significant dust, smoke, traffic, or noise
  • outside storage that displays the merchandise for the business
  • parking of large vehicles or equipment that is more than your neighbors'.
• There is no advertising outside your home other than a sign that must be one square foot and can't be illuminated.
• It can't be used for one of these businesses.
  • Veterinary use
    • boarding animals
  • Nursing home
    • boarding humans
  • Ambulance service
  • Body repair and paint
  • Restaurants that aren't part of a bed & breakfast
  • Bar

If someone isn't cool with you having a business at your home, they can make a complaint, and if the city finds you violating any of the rules, they can shut you down.