5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Lubbock County, Texas.
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Texas counties have no zoning authority, so unincorporated Lubbock County cannot restrict a home business by zoning. Inside the City of Lubbock, home occupations are an accessory use allowed in residential zones under the city's Unified Development Code, subject to strict limits.
The City of Lubbock's home-occupation rules prohibit exterior signs, displays, or other outward evidence advertising a home business in residential zones. Unincorporated Lubbock County has no sign zoning, but rules on right-of-way obstructions still apply.
Texas law lets residents sell certain non-hazardous homemade foods as a cottage food production operation, and bars any local government (including the county and City of Lubbock) from regulating that food production. Sales are capped at $50,000 gross annually with required labeling.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 437.0192
A local government authority, including a local health department, may not regulate the production of food at a cottage food production operation.
Texas requires a state license or registration to operate a child-care home, enforced by the Health and Human Services Commission, not Lubbock County. Small, informal, unpaid care of six or fewer unrelated children can be exempt. The county does not license or zone home daycares.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.041(a)
No person may operate a child-care facility or child-placing agency without a license issued by the department.
The City of Lubbock allows a customary home occupation in residential zones without a separate permit if it stays incidental to the home, uses no more than 25% of floor area, has no non-resident employees, and shows no external evidence. The county issues no home-business permit.
1 cities in Lubbock County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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