Kansas City, MO Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Max clients on-site
- Two at any time
- Visit type
- By appointment only
- Applies to
- Home occupations in R districts
- Code section
- § 88-305-04-D
Summary
Kansas City caps home occupations in residential districts at two clients on-site at any time, and every visit must be scheduled by appointment only.
No more than two clients shall be present at any time and must be present by appointment only.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 139 | Zoning and Development Code: Supplement 38).
Full Breakdown
Kansas City's zoning code treats home occupations as accessory uses allowed in residential districts only if they satisfy the standards in Zoning and Development Code § 88-305-04-D. One of those standards directly limits client traffic: no more than two clients can be present on the property at any time, and every client visit must be by appointment only, not walk-in. The same section bars a separate business entrance, restricts signage to one 80-square-inch wall sign, and prohibits activities like vehicle repair, dispatching, or retail sales from being run as a home occupation.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the two-client cap or allowing walk-in visitors puts a home occupation out of compliance with the zoning code's home occupation standards, exposing the property to city code enforcement action.
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