Berwyn, IL Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Hours with visitors
- 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Visitor cap
- Four visitors at any given time
- Parking
- On-site within an existing driveway or garage
- Deliveries
- Residential carriers only (USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL)
- Citation
- Berwyn Code of Ordinances § 1244.04(D)(5), (8), (9), (10)
Summary
In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a home occupation with outside visitors can operate only from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and no more than four visitors, such as clients, customers, or pupils, can be present at any given time. Parking must fit in an existing driveway or garage, and shipments are limited to residential carriers.
(5) Hours of operation. Allowed hours of operation are from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. for home occupations with outside visitors. ... (8) Visitors. A maximum of four visitors, such as clients, customers, or pupils, may be present within the home occupation at any given time. (9) Parking. Any parking needs associated with the home occupation shall be accommodated on-site within an existing driveway or garage. (10) Deliveries. Deliveries and shipments are not allowed from the premises, with the exception of carriers that typically provide service to residential neighborhoods, such as the U.S. Postal Service and/or express shipping services (UPS, FedEx, DHL).
Full Breakdown
Berwyn Code of Ordinances § 1244.04(D) sets four traffic controls on any home occupation in the C-1 through C-4 and R-1 through R-4 districts.
Hours. Under division (D)(5), allowed hours of operation are from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. for home occupations with outside visitors. A tutor or music instructor who teaches at home has to end the last lesson by 9:00 p.m.
Visitor count. Division (D)(8) allows a maximum of four visitors, such as clients, customers, or pupils, to be present within the home occupation at any given time. The cap is a headcount at one moment, not a daily total, so back-to-back appointments are counted separately.
Parking. Division (D)(9) requires any parking needs associated with the home occupation to be accommodated on-site within an existing driveway or garage. Related rules in Chapter 1248 apply: § 1248.08(F) lets single-family, two-family, and townhouse dwellings park on private driveways only if the parked vehicle does not encroach into the right-of-way, and § 1248.02(A)(2) bars medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles and trucks with flatbeds or trailers from lots in the R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 Districts.
Deliveries. Division (D)(10) does not allow deliveries and shipments from the premises, with the exception of carriers that provide service to residential neighborhoods, such as the U.S. Postal Service and express shipping services (UPS, FedEx, DHL). A business that needs freight trucks or regular pallet pickups does not fit the standard.
The operator also needs the $50 home occupation certificate under § 802.15, and signs must comply with Chapter 1476.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding four visitors, taking clients outside the 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. window, or receiving non-residential deliveries breaks the Zoning Code. Section 1240.06(B) fines each offense in accordance with the Municipal Code, and each day the violation continues is a separate offense. Section 202.99 caps a general-penalty fine at $2,000 per violation. The Zoning Administrator enforces and can ask the City Attorney to enjoin or stop the use.
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