Salt Lake City, UT Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Visit hours
- 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M.
- Client frequency cap
- 2 clients per hour
- Clients served at once
- 1 at a time
- Client parking
- 1 space maximum
- Enforcement
- Zoning administrator; permit revocable
Summary
Salt Lake City caps home occupation client visits at two per hour, one client at a time, and only between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Home occupations involving visitations from pedestrian or vehicular traffic shall only be conducted between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M.;
13. Any home occupation requiring client(s) visitation shall not occur at a frequency of greater than two clients per hour, and no more than one client may be served at one time and not more than one place of vehicular parking shall be occupied by a client at any time. Client(s) shall include one or more person(s) with a unified interest in visiting the home occupation at one specific time;
14. Only one nonilluminated nameplate, with a maximum sign face as specified in Chapter 21A.46 of this title, stating the name of the business or occupant and mounted flat against the building, shall be allowed. Except for the permitted nameplate, the home occupation shall not make or require any internal alterations, other than those necessary for an approved home occupation, nor any external alterations to the residence that creates the appearance of a commercial operation, nor shall the home occupation provide any visible evidence from the exterior that the building is being used for any other purpose than that of a residence; and
15. Direct retail sales are prohibited. Incidental or secondary sales ensuing from the services provided in conjunction with the home occupation are permitted. Limited sales or distribution of produce grown from an urban farm shall be permitted as specified by Section
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 40-26, passed June 16, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Under Salt Lake City Code § 21A.36.030(H)(12)-(13), a home occupation with pedestrian or vehicular visitor traffic may only receive visitors between 8:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. Client visitation is capped at two clients per hour, with no more than one client served at a time and no more than one parking space occupied by a client at any time. A "client" includes any group of people with a shared interest visiting at one specific time, so a family or couple arriving together still counts as a single client visit.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the two-clients-per-hour cap, serving more than one client at once, running visits outside 8 a.m.-10 p.m., or occupying more than one parking space with client vehicles violates the home occupation standards and can trigger loss of the home occupation permit under § 21A.36.030(J).
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