Bristol Township, PA Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)

Home business traffic in Bristol Township is controlled by Use G1 in § 205-16G(1), the accessory home occupation standards. Every home occupation is subject to general standard [8]: frequent and repetitive servicing by commercial vehicles for supplies and materials shall not be permitted. The strictest category is Use G1i, the No-Impact Home-Based Business, which is a residence used as a business accessory use that involves no customer, client, or patient traffic, whether vehicular or pedestrian, pickup, delivery or removal functions to or from the premises, in excess of those normally associated with residential use.

It also requires no employees other than family members residing in the dwelling, no display or sale of retail goods, no stockpiling of inventory of a substantial nature, and no outside appearance of a business use, including parking, signs or lights. The business is limited to the dwelling and cannot occupy more than 25% of the habitable floor area. Businesses that do see clients have fixed caps. Use G1c Instructional Services permits a maximum of four students at a time, and for musical instruction no more than two students at a time, with no persons employed other than resident members of the immediate family.

Use G1b Personal Services allows beauty parlors and barbershops as a conditional use with no more than two chairs and one non-resident employee. Use G1a Professional Offices allows no more than two persons other than resident family members. Parking is where client traffic shows up: general standard [5] bars off-street parking spaces in front yards, allows a ten-foot wide driveway to side or rear parking, and requires parking areas to sit at least 10 feet from any property line. A building permit is required for every accessory home occupation.