The county sets no traffic limit. Town zoning bylaws keep a home occupation incidental to the home, and many Plymouth County towns cap client visits, bar nonresident employees, or require off-street parking so the business does not alter the neighborhood.
Because counties issue no ordinances, any restriction on customers, employees, or parking comes from the town zoning bylaw. Home-occupation provisions across Plymouth County share a common aim: the use must not change the residential character of the property or generate traffic beyond what a household normally produces. Common conditions limit the number of client visits per day, forbid employees who do not live in the home, and require that customer parking stay off the street on the lot. Uses drawing steady customer traffic, such as a salon or tutoring center, typically need a special permit from the zoning board of appeals.
Excess customer traffic or on-street parking that violates the bylaw triggers a zoning enforcement order, fines, and possible revocation of any special permit that allowed the use.
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