6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 9 cities in Dallas County, Texas.
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No county zoning for home businesses. Texas counties cannot zone, so home-based businesses operate without zoning restrictions. State business registration and tax requirements apply. No home occupation permit needed from the county.
No county signage ordinance for home businesses. Texas counties cannot regulate signs through zoning. TX Transportation Code restricts signs on state highway rights-of-way. HOA covenants may restrict business signage.
Tex. Transp. Code Secs. 394.001-394.002 — Regulation of Outdoor Signs on Rural Roads
Sec. 394.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "On-premise sign" means a freestanding sign identifying or advertising a business, person, or activity, and installed and maintained on the same premises as the business, person, or activity. (2) "Off-premise sign" means a sign displaying advertising that pertains to a business, person, organization, activity, event, place, service, or product not...
Dallas County does not cap customer visits or parking for home businesses in unincorporated areas. Traffic-related limits come from HOA covenants, state driveway access rules, and fire code occupancy, not county zoning.
TX HSC Section 437.0192 prohibits local governments from regulating cottage food production operations. No county permit, license, or fee required. Operators must complete food handler training. Sales allowed at home, farmers markets, and online with $50,000 annual cap.
Dallas County does not license or zone home daycares — child-care regulation is handled by Texas DFPS / HHSC under Tex. Human Resources Code Ch. 42. Care for up to 3 unrelated children is exempt from state registration; 4-12 children requires a Registered or Licensed Child-Care Home permit from HHSC Child Care Regulation. Inside city limits, the city's home-occupation code may add rules.
Tex. Hum. Res. Code Secs. 42.002(8),(9) and 42.041(a) — Family Home / Group Day-Care Home Licensing
Sec. 42.041. REQUIRED LICENSE. (a) No person may operate a child-care facility or child-placing agency without a license issued by the department ... Sec. 42.002. DEFINITIONS. ... (8) "Group day-care home" means a child-care facility that provides care at the residence of the director, owner, or operator of the child-care facility for seven or more children under 14 years of age for less than 2...
Dallas County does not issue home occupation permits in unincorporated areas. Texas counties lack general zoning authority, so home-based businesses are governed by state law, deed restrictions, and HOA covenants rather than a county permit.
9 cities in Dallas 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
6 verified rules • Cottage Food Operations, Customer Traffic Restrictions
6 verified rules • Cottage Food Operations, Customer Traffic Restrictions
5 verified rules • Cottage Food Operations, Customer Traffic Restrictions
5 verified rules • Cottage Food Operations, Customer Traffic Restrictions
5 verified rules • Cottage Food Operations, Customer Traffic Restrictions
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