Denver limits customer visits to home businesses. Traffic, deliveries, and client arrivals must remain minimal and not exceed what is normal for a residential area.
Denver's home occupation permit conditions require that business operations not generate pedestrian or vehicle traffic, deliveries, or client visits at a level that exceeds what is normal for a residential neighborhood. No more than minimal client visits should occur — broadly interpreted as one client at a time with infrequent visits. Large-scale delivery trucks, frequent parcel deliveries, or regular client foot traffic are grounds for permit revocation. Neighbors may report violations via 311, triggering a code compliance inspection. The standard is that an ordinary observer should not be able to identify the property as a business from street-level activity.
Excessive traffic associated with a home occupation can result in permit revocation and cease-and-desist orders.
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