Everett, WA Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)

220(A)(6) lists uses that are categorically prohibited as home occupations in Everett, and subsection (g) puts 'offices with client visits' on that list alongside veterinarians, clinics, auto repair, auto sales, barber and beauty shops, real estate offices and on-premises retail sales. Subsection (i) extends the ban to any use similar in nature or impact to those listed, so a business that functions like a client-visited office, even if it does not fit neatly into one of the named categories, is treated the same way. For the home occupations that remain allowed, subsection (A)(10) still requires that parking of student, client or employee vehicles not create any hazard or congestion on the street or in the neighborhood.

Subsection (A)(7) reinforces the traffic-limiting purpose by barring any employee on the premises other than a resident of the dwelling, cutting down on commuting traffic tied to the business. Deliveries are separately capped: subsection (A)(11) limits commercial vehicle deliveries to no more than two per week and restricts delivery vehicles to a gross vehicle weight of 18,000 pounds or less, and subsection (A)(9) bars storing stock in trade or displaying goods outdoors, which keeps foot and vehicle traffic tied to browsing off the property. Together the provisions steer home occupations toward low-visitor models like online sales, remote consulting or craft production rather than storefront-style client traffic.