6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Collin County, Texas.
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Collin County cannot zone unincorporated areas under Texas Local Government Code. Home-based businesses operate freely in unincorporated areas subject only to state licensing (cottage food, contractor, professional licenses), deed restrictions, and HOAs. Cities within the county apply home-occupation zoning restrictions.
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.
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...
No customer traffic limits exist at the Collin County level for home businesses in unincorporated areas. Cities within the county typically restrict home occupations to 2-5 customer visits per day and prohibit on-site customer parking beyond the driveway. HOAs frequently prohibit all customer traffic.
Texas Cottage Food Law (HSC Chapter 437 Subchapter A) allows home-based production and sale of non-hazardous foods statewide with no county permits. Collin County imposes no additional rules. Annual gross income cap 50000. Labeling, food handler training, and no-permit-inspection rules apply.
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.
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...
Collin County unincorporated areas have no zoning and therefore no home occupation permit requirement. Texas Local Government Code 231 limits county regulatory power. Residents must still comply with city rules if inside Plano, McKinney, Frisco, Allen, or Wylie limits.
4 cities in Collin County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
6 verified rules • Cottage Food Operations, Customer Traffic Restrictions
6 verified rules • Cottage Food Operations, Customer Traffic Restrictions
6 verified rules • Cottage Food Operations, Customer Traffic Restrictions
6 verified rules • Cottage Food Operations, Customer Traffic Restrictions
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