Lake Havasu City, AZ Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)

Under § 14.03.03E.2 of the Lake Havasu City Development Code, a home occupation must stay clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use of the property, and it requires a zoning clearance before opening (division b). The business may occupy no more than 25% of the combined floor area of the principal structure and garage (division c), and only immediate family members may work on site, no outside employees or assistants are allowed (division d). Customer or client contact is the tightest limit in the section: division e.ii caps it at one caller or visitor at a time and one visitor per hour, and confines all such contact to the hours of 7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.

The code separately bars any home occupation from functioning as a dispatch center where employees report to be sent to other job sites (division e.iv), and it prohibits on-street parking tied to the business (division e.v). Advertising may not disclose the home address, and no window display or exterior sign beyond what the residential sign rules allow is permitted (division i). City inspectors and code enforcement officers retain the right to inspect the premises the same as any other licensed business (division l.i). A use that predates the current rules keeps its legal nonconforming status until the operator stops doing business for 60 days, lets the business license lapse for more than 30 days, or moves the business to a new address (division l.ii). Anyone who disagrees with the Zoning Administrator's compliance determination can appeal to the Board of Adjustment under § 14.05.03O.