Ulster County home-occupation ordinances strictly limit customer and client visits. Most towns cap foot traffic to a handful of clients per day and ban any activity that creates parking demand or noise beyond normal residential use.
Home-occupation standards across Ulster County towns typically allow client visits only by appointment, cap daily visits (commonly 4-8 clients/day), prohibit simultaneous clients, and require that all parking occur on the home's own driveway without spillover onto the street. Frequent deliveries, tour buses, and employee parking are generally disallowed without a special-use permit. Towns such as New Paltz and Woodstock explicitly require that the business produce no noticeable external evidence of commercial activity. Short-term-rental-related traffic is regulated separately under local STR laws where they exist.
Excessive traffic or complaints can trigger zoning enforcement: notice, $100-$1,000/day fines, and revocation of home-occupation status. Chronic problems may require a full special-use permit hearing.
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