Harford County caps the hours a home business may serve the public. Under Chapter 267 no home occupation may be open to the public between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., keeping customer activity within ordinary residential bounds.
The County zoning code, Chapter 267, keeps a home occupation from altering the character of its neighborhood by limiting public activity. No home occupation may be open to the public between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Because the use must stay accessory to the dwelling and be carried on by the residents, a home occupation cannot generate customer traffic, parking, or deliveries beyond what a household normally produces. Uses that would draw steady client visits fall outside the home-occupation allowance and require a different zoning approval. Bel Air, Aberdeen, and Havre de Grace apply their own limits on customer activity within their boundaries.
Serving the public after hours or generating traffic beyond the accessory limit breaches Chapter 267, triggering a zoning enforcement notice, fines, and an order to stop the offending activity.
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