Haverford, PA Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)

Haverford Township does not print a visitor count for a home occupation. It controls customer traffic through the kind of business allowed. Section 182-202B(2)(d)[7] provides that no goods or services shall be offered for sale or lease to the general public on the premises, except that business conducted primarily by mail or telephone shall be permitted. Requirement 2 of the same clause adds that no one engaged or employed in the home occupation can be a nonresident of the dwelling, and requirement 6 bars any display of products or storage of goods visible from outside the building.

Client visits are capped for the separate professional office use. Under § 182-202B(3)(c), a professional office in a dwelling is permitted only as a special exception authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board after review by the Planning Commission. Requirement 7 states that professional office uses shall serve not more than one client at any given time. Requirement 8 requires three off-street parking spaces, located to the side or rear of the premises but not in the front yard, in addition to the single space required for a single-family dwelling. Requirement 2 allows not more than one person engaged or employed in the practice who is not a resident of the dwelling, except that two members of a recognized profession related by marriage and both residing in the dwelling can practice together. Requirement 3 limits the area used to 25% of the total floor area of the dwelling.

The R-1A and R-2 Districts take their permitted uses from the R-1 District, subject to § 182-202B (§§ 182-203B(1) and 182-204B(1)). Section 182-718A sets parking design standards for special exception uses in the R-1 through R-6 Districts, including painted line or marker delineation of spaces and clearly designated entrances and exits.