Home Business in Catawba County, NC (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Catawba County, North Carolina.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Catawba County allows home occupations by right in every residential district, but caps the business at 25 percent of the dwelling's usable floor area and bars any outside sign of the use visible from the street. One employee, no visible change to the home, no more than two customer vehicles at a time.
Catawba County Home Occupation Standards
Some RestrictionsCatawba County UDO § 44-615
(1)Home occupations are permitted in all residential districts, provided that they meet the requirements of subsection (2) below... (2)No home occupation shall be permitted that: a.Changes the outside appearance of the dwelling unit or is visible from a street. b.Creates a hazard to persons or property or is a nuisance... c.Generates more than two customer vehicles at any given time. (3)The fol...
Signage Rules
A home occupation in Catawba County gets exactly one sign, and it cannot be illuminated. The sign face is capped at 4 square feet and the whole structure, sign plus post, cannot rise above 4 feet.
Catawba County Home Occupation Sign Limit
Some RestrictionsCatawba County UDO § 44-615(3)e
e.One nonilluminated sign is permitted, with a surface area not to exceed four square feet. The height, including the supporting structure shall not exceed four feet.
Customer Traffic Restrictions
A home-based business in unincorporated Catawba County cannot generate more than two customer vehicles on site at any given time, one of several standards under UDO Sec. 44-615 that also caps floor area, signage, and on-site staff for home occupations.
Catawba County Home Occupation Customer Traffic Limit
Some RestrictionsCatawba County Code of Ordinances § 44-615(2)c
(2)No home occupation shall be permitted that:a.Changes the outside appearance of the dwelling unit or is visible from a street.b.Creates a hazard to persons or property or is a nuisance. (Hazard or nuisance is defined as anything harmful or offensive to the community or a member of it and for which a legal remedy exists. A hazard or nuisance including excessive noise, odor, and dust shall be d...
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