Kent, WA Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- KCC 15.08.040(D)(2)-(3)
- Max client trips
- 4 two-way trips per day
- Customer service
- One at a time, by appointment
- Allowed hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Allowed days
- Monday through Saturday only
Summary
Kent caps client traffic to a home-based business at four two-way trips per day and requires appointments: only one customer may be served at a time, by appointment only, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday. KCC 15.08.040(D)(2) and (3) set both limits.
2. Traffic. The traffic generated by a home occupation shall be limited to four two-way client-related trips per day and shall not create a need for additional onsite or offsite parking spaces. 3. Sale of goods and services. The sale of goods and services from a home occupation shall be to one customer at a time, by appointment only, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday only.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4542, passed June 16, 2026).
Full Breakdown
040(D) lists the performance standards every home occupation in Kent must meet, and traffic and customer flow get two dedicated paragraphs. Paragraph 2 caps the traffic a home occupation may generate at four two-way client-related trips per day and requires that the business not create a need for additional onsite or offsite parking spaces, meaning the household's existing driveway and street parking must absorb any client visits without spillover. , Monday through Saturday, which rules out Sunday client visits and evening or early-morning appointments alike.
These limits sit alongside the section's other performance standards, including a bar on noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat or glare beyond what a normal single residence produces, and a cap of one non-resident employee on the premises. 040(F), which is reviewed by the planning director for compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood.
Violations & Fines
A home occupation generating more than four two-way client trips per day, serving multiple customers simultaneously, operating without appointments, or receiving clients outside 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday is out of compliance with KCC 15.08.040(D)(2) and (3), and can be cited through the city's code enforcement process; repeated or unresolved violations put the underlying zoning permit for the home occupation at risk.
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