Home businesses in Franklin County may receive limited customer visits but must not create traffic that disrupts residential character. Columbus typically limits to occasional appointments, no more than one client at a time, with no on-site parking generation beyond normal residential levels.
Columbus Zoning 3332.21 allows home occupations provided they generate no greater volume of vehicular or pedestrian traffic than normal for a residence. In practice, code enforcement responds to neighbor complaints of repeat customer parking, delivery-truck frequency, or commercial signage. One client at a time by appointment is the practical rule for services like tutoring, therapy, and home salons where local zoning allows. Larger-traffic operations (daycare with more than a few children, retail storefront, group classes) require commercial zoning and do not qualify as a home occupation. Uber, DoorDash, and similar driver-contractors working from home are considered home-based mobile businesses with minimal customer traffic and are generally compliant. Suburban Franklin County cities follow similar limits; Upper Arlington and Bexley are particularly strict about neighborhood traffic complaints.
Contact your local code enforcement office for specific penalty information.
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