Richardson, TX Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Home occupation cap
- No more than normal residential traffic
- No-impact cap
- No on-street parking or traffic increase
- Occupancy limit
- Fire Code occupancy caps clients plus employees
- Parking
- Must fit within required off-street spaces
- Alley exception
- One extra 9-by-18-foot paved rear-yard space
Summary
A home occupation or no-impact home-based business in Richardson cannot generate more vehicle traffic than a residential street normally carries. No-impact operations also cannot push customer cars onto the street, and client and employee parking has to fit within the home's own off-street spaces.
(14)No traffic shall be generated by a home occupation in greater volumes than normally expected in a residential neighborhood; and(15)All parking related to operation of the home occupation must be accommodated within the required off-street parking for the residence or along the street frontage of the property. ... (8)Home-based businesses (no-impact) shall not generate on-street parking or a substantial increase in traffic through the area; and(9)All parking for employees, patrons, and clients of the business must be accommodated within the off-street parking on the property.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 35 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Article XXII-E, Section 10(a)(14) caps a home occupation's traffic directly: no traffic shall be generated by a home occupation in greater volumes than normally expected in a residential neighborhood. Section 10(a)(15) pairs that with a parking rule, requiring all parking related to the home occupation to fit within the residence's required off-street parking or along the property's own street frontage. The home-based business (no-impact) track carries a parallel but separate set of controls: Section 10(b)(8) bars businesses from generating on-street parking or a substantial increase in traffic through the area, and Section 10(b)(9) requires all employee, patron, and client parking to stay within the property's off-street parking.
That subsection also grants a narrow accommodation for alley-accessed lots: in addition to the required enclosed-garage parking, up to one additional paved space, not exceeding nine feet by 18 feet, may be added in the rear yard for an employee's or customer's vehicle. Separately, Section 10(b)(5) caps how many people can be on-site at once, tying the combined total of employees, clients, and patrons to whatever occupancy limit the Fire Code sets for that property, rather than a fixed number written into the zoning ordinance itself.
Violations & Fines
A home business that draws more vehicle traffic than a typical residential street carries, or that spills client and employee parking onto the street, is out of compliance with Section 10(a)(14)-(15) or Section 10(b)(8)-(9); code enforcement can order the impact reduced or revoke the home occupation status, and Article XXVIII, Section 1 allows a fine of up to $2,000 for each day the violation continues.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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