Parker, TX Business Licensing & Operations: Auto Repair on Residential Property (2026)

37(M)(2)(c), no raw materials, scrap, inventory, equipment, work in progress and/or finished goods may be visible from the street or adjacent properties for any home occupation, which forecloses the open-hood, cars-on-jack-stands look of a typical home auto repair operation. 37(M)(2)(e) goes further, barring toxic, explosive, flammable, combustible, corrosive, radioactive, or other hazardous materials from being used or stored on site for home occupation purposes unless the city Fire Marshal approves, a threshold that reaches motor oil, solvents, brake fluid, and gasoline routinely used in vehicle repair.

37(M)(2)(d). 01 already excludes any use involving outside storage of business-related equipment or materials, a repair business that keeps vehicles, lifts, or tools outdoors or visible from the street falls outside the definition entirely and is not a home occupation at all, meaning it is an unpermitted commercial use on a residential lot rather than a licensed home business.