Irondequoit, NY Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Client rate
- No more than two clients per hour
- Client hours
- 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday
- Truck servicing
- Six per day; no trucks with three axles or more
- Parking
- Driveway only, none in street or yard
- Floor area
- Not more than 25% of main dwelling unit
- Approval
- Director of Community Development; appeal to Zoning Board of Appeals
Summary
In the Town of Irondequoit's R-4 Residential Districts, a home occupation cannot host more than two clients per hour, and visits are allowed only between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, under Town of Irondequoit Code § 235-14F(9). Delivery servicing is capped at six per day.
(8) All parking associated with the home occupation must be in the driveway where the home occupation is located. No parking shall be permitted in the street or yard. No shared parking is permitted associated with any home occupation. (9) The number of clients hosted by the home occupation shall not exceed the rate of two per hour and shall occur only between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. (10) Servicing by trucks with three axles or more shall be prohibited. All servicing by trucks, such as UPS, or other vehicles shall occur only between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and not exceed the rate of six per day. (11) Not more than 25% of the total gross floor area of the main dwelling unit may be used for a home occupation.
Full Breakdown
Section 235-14F governs home occupations in R-4 Residential Districts in the Town of Irondequoit, and subsection (9) is the client traffic rule: the number of clients hosted by the home occupation cannot exceed the rate of two per hour, and clients can arrive only between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The same two per hour limit and Monday through Saturday hours are printed for the R-5 Residential Districts in § 235-18.
Related traffic limits sit beside it. Subsection (10) prohibits servicing by trucks with three axles or more, confines servicing by trucks such as UPS and other vehicles to 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and caps it at six per day. Subsection (8) requires all parking for the home occupation to be in the driveway where the home occupation is located, with no parking in the street or yard and no shared parking.
Other conditions keep the use residential. No more than 25% of the total gross floor area of the main dwelling unit can be used, the business must run wholly within the main dwelling unit, outside storage and display of goods are prohibited, and the home occupation can employ no more than one person besides the resident or residents. Uses such as clinics, restaurants, kennels and animal hospitals, personal service shops, spas, and dance, aerobic exercise or martial art studios are not deemed home occupations.
The owner submits an application form with the applicable fee to the Director of Community Development. A denial can be appealed to the Zoning Board of Appeals, and the home occupation ceases when the property is sold.
Violations & Fines
Running a home occupation outside these limits violates the zoning chapter and is an offense under § 235-102: a fine not to exceed $350, up to six months in jail, or both for a first conviction, then $350 to $700 for a second within five years and $700 to $1,000 for a third. Each week of continued violation counts separately, and the Building Inspector can seek abatement under § 235-103.
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