Unincorporated Bell County issues no home-occupation permit because it cannot zone. Cities regulate home occupations by standards rather than a stand-alone permit: Temple requires the business to occupy the main structure only and bans outside employees and nuisance impacts.
Because Texas counties lack zoning power, a home business in unincorporated Bell County needs no county home-occupation permit (though state licensing may apply). Cities enforce compliance through their zoning code. Temple's Unified Development Code requires a home occupation to take place in the main structure only, prohibits employing anyone from outside the family living at the home, and bans any use that creates obnoxious noise, odor, increased traffic, light or smoke. Certain uses (repair garage, beauty or barber shop, sexually oriented business) are prohibited entirely. Killeen applies similar home-occupation standards under Chapter 31.
Cities issue zoning/code-enforcement notices and municipal-court fines for non-conforming home occupations; unincorporated Bell County has no permit or penalty.
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