Taylor, TX Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)

Taylor Made Land Development Code Sec. 7 sets six conditions that apply to any home occupation, including a home daycare operated out of a residence within city limits. Only people who occupy the dwelling unit as their permanent residence may work in the business, which rules out hiring outside staff on-site without triggering a different review path. The activity must be conducted entirely within the principal building or a permitted accessory structure, so a detached, unpermitted structure cannot house the daycare. No signs or other exterior visible evidence of the business are allowed, and there can be no visible storage of equipment, materials, or vehicles with more than two axles, which matters for a daycare running a van or bus.

Every home occupation must also comply with Chapter 5's performance standards covering noise and vibration. If a proposed home daycare cannot meet the residents-only staffing rule or needs to operate from an accessory structure beyond what condition 2 allows, it can seek a Specific Use Permit, reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission with final action by the City Council, weighing compatible hours of operation, adequate off-street parking, whether the property keeps its residential character, and whether the use would create nuisances. This zoning layer sits alongside, not in place of, the state's separate child-care licensing requirements administered by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.