5 rules for unincorporated Guadalupe County, Texas.
Verified from official government sources
Guadalupe County cannot zone, so a home business in unincorporated areas faces no county location, use, or floor-area limits. Only recorded deed restrictions or an HOA constrain what you run from your house. Inside Seguin, Schertz, or Cibolo, city zoning applies.
Guadalupe County does not regulate home-business signs in unincorporated areas. No county sign permit, size cap, or setback applies to a sign at your house. Deed restrictions and TxDOT rules for signs near state highways such as I-10 or SH 46 are the only limits.
Guadalupe County places no limit on customers or client visits to a home business in unincorporated areas. There is no county cap on daily visitors, parking, or deliveries. Deed restrictions and a driveway access permit for new county-road connections are the only constraints.
Texas cottage food law lets you sell approved home-produced foods from a Guadalupe County home with no permit, no license, and no health inspection. Annual cottage food sales are capped at $150,000, and no local health department may require a permit or fee.
Tex. Health & Safety Code §437.001(2-b)
"Cottage food production operation" means an individual, operating out of the individual's home, who: (A) produces at the individual's home
Caring for children for pay in a Guadalupe County home requires a listing, registration, or license from Texas Health and Human Services under Human Resources Code Chapter 42. The county itself neither licenses nor zones home daycares in unincorporated areas.
Tex. Human Resources Code §42.041
No person may operate a child-care facility or child-placing agency without a license issued by the department.
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