Montgomery County, MD Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Low Impact visit cap
- 20/week, 5/day
- No Impact visit cap
- 5 per week
- Major Impact visit cap
- 35/week, 8/day
- R-90/R-60 visitor parking
- 2 vehicles at a time
- Enforcement agency
- Dept. of Permitting Services
Summary
A registered Home Occupation (Low Impact) in Montgomery County may host at most 20 client visits a week and 5 a day, with only 2 visitor vehicles allowed on-site at once in R-90 and R-60 zones.
The maximum number of visits is 20 per week, and no more than 5 per day (excluding deliveries and the arrival and departure of any non-resident employee) for all Home Occupations on-site. In R-90 and R-60 zones, a maximum of 2 vehicles visiting the Home Occupation (Low Impact) may be parked on the lot at the same time.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-90: Montgomery County Code contains legislation effective through May 7, 2026 | Zoning Updated Effective: April 13, 2026 | COMCOR Regulations effective as of July 1, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Montgomery County's Zoning Ordinance splits home businesses into No Impact, Low Impact, and Major Impact tiers, each with its own visit cap. A Home Occupation (Low Impact), one non-resident employee, registered with the Department of Permitting Services (DPS), is capped at 20 customer visits per week and no more than 5 per day, not counting deliveries or the employee's own arrival and departure. In the R-90 and R-60 residential zones, no more than 2 visitor vehicles may be parked on the lot at the same time. The stricter No Impact tier, which has no employees and no DPS registration, is capped at 5 visits per week. Major Impact businesses (2 employees) get 35 visits per week, 8 per day, but visitors must wait inside the dwelling.
Violations & Fines
DPS investigates complaints and must determine within 90 days whether the visit or parking limits were exceeded. A first violation draws a warning notice with 30 days to correct it; DPS can also issue a citation under Division 7.8 immediately instead of a warning, or 30+ days after one was issued.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do deliveries count toward the visit cap?
Does this apply inside Rockville or Gaithersburg?
Sources & Official References
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