Carrollton, TX Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Vehicle cap
- No more than 2 patron vehicles at once
- Scope
- Counts premises, street, and alley combined
- Scheduling rule
- Sales/service must be by appointment only
- Max penalty
- $2,000 per offense, § 10.99(A)(2)(f)
Summary
Carrollton caps walk-in traffic at home businesses hard: City Code § 92.22(F) requires appointment-only sales and service, and limits the operation to no more than two patron vehicles on the premises, street, or alley at any one time. A third car parked out front waiting on the home business is itself a code violation.
Sales and services to patrons shall be arranged by appointment and scheduled so that not more than two patron vehicles are on the premises, street, or alley at the same time.
Full Breakdown
22(F) of the Carrollton Code of Ordinances regulates customer traffic at any home occupation permitted under Chapter 92. The rule has two parts. First, sales and services to patrons must be "arranged by appointment," which rules out unscheduled walk-in retail or drop-in service calls at a home-based business. Second, the appointments must be scheduled so that "not more than two patron vehicles are on the premises, street, or alley at the same time," a cap that reaches beyond the resident's own driveway to count cars parked on the adjacent public street or alley while visiting the business.
A third customer arriving before an earlier one leaves puts the operator out of compliance even if all three vehicles are legally parked. 24(B). 99(A)(2)(f) and each day of continuing violation charged as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding two patron vehicles on the premises, street, or alley, or accepting walk-in customers without an appointment, violates § 92.22(F) and is prosecuted as a Chapter 92 nuisance misdemeanor under § 92.99. Fines run up to $2,000 per offense under § 10.99(A)(2)(f), with each day of the violation treated as a separate offense.
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