Home Business in Collin County, TX (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Collin County, Texas.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Collin County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Signage Rules

Collin County imposes no sign regulations on unincorporated residential home businesses. TXDOT regulates signs in rights-of-way. Cities within the county typically prohibit commercial signage on residential lots or limit to one small professional nameplate under 2 sq ft.

Home Business: Signage

Few Restrictions

Tex. Transportation Code Sec. 394.021 (Erecting Off-Premise Sign Without Permit on Rural Road)

Sec. 394.021. ERECTING OFF-PREMISE SIGN WITHOUT PERMIT; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person erects an off-premise sign unless the person first obtains a permit under this subchapter from the commission.(b) Except as otherwise authorized by this chapter, the commission may not issue a permit for an off-premise sign unless the sign is to be located:(1) within 800 feet of a...

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Home Daycare

Registered and licensed home daycares in unincorporated Collin County must comply with Texas HHSC minimum standards under 26 TAC Ch. 744-747. County has no separate home daycare permit; cities within Collin (Plano, McKinney, Frisco) add local home occupation rules.

Home Business: Daycare Home

Light Restrictions

Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation — CCR Responsibilities / Become a Provider / Minimum Standards

Child Care Regulation Texas Health and Human Services Commission protects children by regulating and educating child care providers. Child Care Regulation (CCR) responsibilities include: Regulating all child care operations and child-placing agencies to protect the health, safety, and well-being of children in care. Permitting and monitoring operations and agencies for compliance with state reg...

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Home Business by City in Collin County

4 cities in Collin County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

PlanoPop. 285,494

5 verified rules • Cottage Food Operations, Customer Traffic Restrictions

FriscoPop. 200,509

5 verified rules • Cottage Food Operations, Customer Traffic Restrictions

McKinneyPop. 199,177

3 verified rules • Cottage Food Operations, Home Daycare

AllenPop. 104,627

2 verified rules • Home Daycare, Signage Rules

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