Texas counties have no general zoning authority, so El Paso County does not zone home businesses in unincorporated areas. There is no county home-occupation category, size limit, or use permit. A home business is unrestricted by county zoning, though state occupational licensing and deed restrictions apply. Inside a city, that
Texas law does not grant counties general zoning power. Cities zone under Local Government Code Chapter 211, but a county cannot regulate the use of a building or property for business, industrial, or residential purposes in its unincorporated area (narrow exceptions under Chapter 231 cover only specific airport, military, or lake areas). El Paso County therefore has no home-occupation ordinance: it does not cap business floor area, limit employees, or require a use permit for working from home. What it does regulate, through Local Government Code 233, Subchapter F, is the residence's construction, not the business inside it. Practical limits come from state occupational licensing, on-site sewage capacity, and private deed restrictions the County does not enforce.
Because there is no county zoning ordinance, the County generally cannot cite a home business for a zoning violation in the unincorporated area. Enforcement comes instead from the state licensing board for unlicensed activity, the County health authority for an
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