Louisville, KY Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Max clients on-site
- 2 at a time
- Therapy exception
- up to 4 clients
- Appointment spacing
- required to avoid overlap
- Client parking
- must use existing driveway
Summary
Louisville Metro caps home occupations at two customers, clients, or pupils on site at a time, with spaced appointments to avoid parking conflicts.
D. Number of Customers, Clients and Pupils Permitted. No more than two customers, clients or pupils shall be permitted on the site at any one time except that an occupant of a single-family dwelling may provide group or professional therapy for no more than four individuals at one time. Appointments for clients must be scheduled with an allowance of time for one client or group of clients to leave before the succeeding client or group of clients arrive so as to avoid parking conflicts.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-47: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ordinances passed by the Council and approved by the Mayor as of July 1, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Under the Land Development Code, a home occupation in Louisville Metro may host no more than two customers, clients, or pupils on the property at any one time: group or professional therapy in a single-family home can serve up to four. Appointments must be staggered so one client or group leaves before the next arrives, specifically to prevent parking conflicts on the street or driveway. Client-generated parking must fit on the existing driveway or parking area; on-street parking for clients requires a parking study approved by the Planning Director.
Violations & Fines
Home occupations exceeding the client cap or causing parking conflicts can lose their zoning compliance permit; Planning & Design Services enforces through code enforcement complaints and permit revocation.
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