New Braunfels, TX Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing rule
- No traffic beyond residential norm
- On-site sales
- Prohibited entirely
- Barber/salon visitor cap
- One customer at a time
- Large delivery limit
- Twice per day max
- Enforced by
- City zoning/code enforcement
Summary
New Braunfels caps home-based businesses at ordinary residential traffic levels and bars on-site retail sales to walk-in customers.
The occupation activity shall not increase vehicular traffic flow beyond what normally occurs within a residential district, and shall not require regular and frequent deliveries (more than twice per day) by large delivery trucks or vehicles with a rated capacity in excess of one and one-half tons, according to the manufacturer's classification;
(j) The home occupation use/activity shall take place primarily within the dwelling, and there shall be no outside storage, including trailers, or outside display related to the home occupation use;
(k) No mechanical or electrical equipment shall be employed on the premises other than that which is customarily found in a home office environment, and that which is customarily associated with a hobby or avocation which is conducted solely for pleasure and not for profit or financial gain;
(l) The home occupation shall not generate noise, vibration, glare, fumes or odors, heat or electrical interference beyond what normally occurs within a residential district;
(m) The occupation shall not require the use of chemicals on the property that are obnoxious or hazardous to the welfare of the neighborhood;
(n) One non-illuminated identification sign that is physically attached to the exterior of the structure, with a sign area no larger than four square feet is permitted;
(o) The occupation shall not offer any commodity for sale on the premises.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 36).
Full Breakdown
Under Sec. 144-5.5, a home occupation cannot increase vehicular traffic beyond what a residential street normally sees, and it cannot draw regular deliveries by large trucks more than twice a day. The activity must stay invisible from the street, cannot be a principal use, and cannot sell any commodity on the premises. A few specific home occupations get numeric visitor caps instead: barbers/beauty salons and manicure studios are limited to one customer on-site at a time, music and dance instruction to five pupils, and swimming lessons to two pupils.
Violations & Fines
Zoning code enforcement can cite the home occupation as an illegal use and require it to cease or relocate to a commercial district.
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