St. Louis home occupations may have only limited customer visits, typically not more than 1-2 clients per hour during normal business hours, with off-street parking required.
Home occupation zoning rules aim to preserve residential character by limiting customer and delivery activity. Accepted practice: 1-2 clients per hour during daytime hours (roughly 8 AM to 8 PM), by appointment only, with adequate off-street parking on the property (not clogging narrow historic neighborhood streets). Uses like tutoring, therapy, hairstyling (if otherwise permitted), accounting, or one-on-one consulting can fit the standard. Uses requiring frequent deliveries, multiple simultaneous clients, walk-in traffic, or evening/weekend group activity (fitness classes, music lessons with multiple students, retail) generally do not qualify. Dense St. Louis neighborhoods with limited street parking (Soulard, Benton Park, The Hill, Tower Grove, Central West End) generate faster complaints about home-business traffic than lower-density south city areas. Ride-share and food delivery drivers staging at home are also watched under this rule.
Excess traffic: $100-$500 fine, neighbor complaint may trigger cease-and-desist. Business license may be revoked for chronic violations.
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