Kirkland, WA Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)

65 governs home occupations, businesses run as an accessory use inside a single-family home, multifamily unit or Accessory Dwelling Unit by the resident operator, who must hold a City business license. Subsection 4(g) sets the customer traffic limit: no more than six clients or customers may visit the dwelling (or the property, if it includes an Accessory Dwelling Unit) for goods or services in a single day, and no more than two clients may be on site at any one time. A family arriving together in a single vehicle counts as one client for both limits.

; the rule does not apply to a licensed bed and breakfast house, which is regulated separately under subsection 4(j). m. A home occupation that cannot meet the client-visit limit is not automatically prohibited; it may instead seek approval through Process I review under Chapter 145 KZC, where the City evaluates whether the added traffic will harm the character of the surrounding neighborhood or require excessive parking. 12 KMC, Code Enforcement.