5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Nueces County, Texas.
Verified from official government sources
Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated Nueces County places no zoning limits on a home business. Inside Corpus Christi, the Unified Development Code permits a home occupation only if it is clearly incidental and subordinate to residential use and conducted wholly within the main dwelling.
Corpus Christi UDC Sec. 5.3.2.F
A home occupation must be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes ... conducted wholly within a main principal structure by a member of a family residing on the premises.
Nueces County has no home-business sign rule for unincorporated land. In Corpus Christi, a home occupation may display only one non-illuminated sign of not more than one square foot, and no other exterior evidence of the business is allowed.
Corpus Christi UDC Sec. 5.3.2.F
one non-illuminated sign of not more than 1 square foot
Texas cottage food producers in Nueces County sell directly to consumers under Health & Safety Code Chapter 437. Senate Bill 541, effective September 1, 2025, raised the annual gross-sales cap to $150,000 (indexed for inflation) and bars any local government from requiring a permit or fee.
A home daycare in Nueces County is regulated by Texas HHSC under Human Resources Code Chapter 42, not the county. A registered family home may care for up to six children under 14, plus up to six more after school, capped at 12 children total.
Tex. Human Resources Code Sec. 42.002
"Family home" means a home that provides regular care in the caretaker's own residence for not more than six children under 14 years of age, excluding children who are related to the caretaker, and that provides after-school care for not more than six additional elementary school children, but the total number of children, including children related to the caretaker, does not exceed 12 at any g...
Unincorporated Nueces County issues no home-occupation permit because Texas counties cannot zone. Corpus Christi allows a home occupation by right if it meets UDC standards, including no more than one non-resident employee and no more than three visitor vehicles at a time.
Corpus Christi UDC Sec. 5.3.2.F
no more than one person outside the family shall be employed
1 cities in Nueces County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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