Katy's zoning ordinance bars home occupations from creating noxious impacts including vibration, noise, odor, dust, smoke, gas, or unsightly appearance, effectively limiting customer traffic on residential streets.
Under Katy's zoning ordinance, no home occupation use is permitted that is noxious or offensive due to vibration, noise, odor, dust, smoke, gas, or unsightly appearance. The home occupation must be incidental and indispensable to the enjoyment of the premises and may never operate as a principal use. Although the ordinance does not list a numeric customer cap, frequent on-site customer visits typically generate the noise, traffic, and visual disruption the ordinance prohibits. Retail is barred outright, and non-family employees are not allowed, both of which further constrain customer-facing operations.
Generating excessive vehicle traffic, parking complaints, or noise from customers visiting a residence for a home business violates the noxious-use prohibition and triggers code enforcement.
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