Huntersville vs Matthews

Huntersville requires a Zoning Permit for home occupations operating out of a residence. Permitted home occupations must be clearly incidental to the residential use, occupy no more than 25 percent of dwelling floor area, employ no non-resident workers (with limited exceptions), generate no customer traffic beyond typical residential levels, and produce no external evidence of the business. Home offices with no client visits generally do not require separate permits but business activity must still comply with zoning standards.

Matthews requires a zoning permit for home occupations. Business must be clearly secondary to residential use, no non-resident employees on site, no external evidence of the business, and no customer traffic beyond normal residential patterns.