Naperville, IL Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Naperville Municipal Code § 6-2-8
- Trip cap
- 125% of residential baseline
- Residential baseline
- 16 trips per day
- Effective daily limit
- 20 trips per day
- Exemption
- Home daycare exempt
Summary
Naperville caps home occupations at 125% of a typical residence's daily trips: no more than 20 arrivals or departures per day by nonresident employees, customers, or suppliers combined.
5.7.The maximum number of daily business trips generated from a home occupation shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the average number of daily trips generated from a similar residential use in the City of Naperville....5.7.3....the average number of daily trips for a residence is sixteen (16), as may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to engineering traffic studies conducted by the City of Naperville.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 101).
Full Breakdown
Section 6-2-8 sets the outer limit on how much visitor traffic a home-based business can generate. Subsection 5.7 caps daily business trips, defined as any arrival or departure of a nonresident employee, customer, or supplier, at 125% of the average trips generated by a comparable residence. Subsection 5.7.3 fixes that residential baseline at sixteen trips per day, putting the enforceable ceiling for client and visitor traffic at twenty trips per day. The baseline can be adjusted over time through the City's own traffic engineering studies. Baby sitting and home daycare are exempt from this cap.
Violations & Fines
A home occupation that exceeds the daily trip cap is out of compliance with Section 6-2-8 and can be cited by the Zoning Administrator, who may require the business to scale back or cease.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many client visits can a Naperville home business have per day?
Does the trip cap count employees and deliveries?
Sources & Official References
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