Paramus restricts the character and intensity of home occupations so they do not generate retail traffic or visitor volume that disrupts residential neighborhoods.
Chapter 429 Article VIII excludes uses that draw regular customer or client traffic, such as retail stores, tea rooms, tourist homes, group instruction, beauty parlors, and similar businesses. By prohibiting these uses, the ordinance effectively caps the customer and client visits a residence may host. Permitted home occupations must remain incidental to the residential use of the dwelling and may not change the residential character of the property or surrounding neighborhood.
Operating a customer-facing business in violation of the home occupation rules may result in zoning citations, abatement orders, and recurring fines.
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