Mission, TX Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)
Key Facts
- Zoning category
- Home occupation (conditional use)
- Permit needed
- Conditional use permit
- Non-family employees
- One maximum
- Parking generated
- No more than 4 spaces
- Signage
- 24" x 18", non-illuminated only
Summary
Running a family daycare from a Mission home is zoned as a home occupation, which requires a conditional use permit and stays secondary to the residence.
1.Home occupations: a.The area used in conducting the home occupation will be clearly secondary to the residential use. Such permitted occupation shall not create offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odor, heat or glare or require more than four parking spaces. ... d.There shall be no more than one additional unrelated employee other than immediate members of the family residing on the premises. e.There shall be no outside storage of materials or products.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
Mission's zoning ordinance has no separate home-daycare category; a family childcare business run out of a house falls under the home occupation rules in Appendix A. In every residential district (R-1A, R-1, R-1T, R-2, R-3) a home occupation is a conditional use, not a by-right use, so operators must get a conditional use permit from the planning and zoning commission and city council before taking in children. The business must stay clearly secondary to the home's residential use, with no outside storage, no more than one non-family employee, and no exterior signage beyond a small non-illuminated sign.
Violations & Fines
Running a home daycare without an approved conditional use permit is a zoning violation; the city planner can order compliance, and the planning and zoning commission can recommend the city council revoke or deny the permit.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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