Converse, TX Home Business: Zoning & Home Occupation Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Registration required
- With assistant city manager
- Floor space cap
- 25% of dwelling
- Customer hours cutoff
- 10:00 p.m. daily
- Outside employees
- Not permitted
Summary
Converse requires anyone running a business from their house to register it with the assistant city manager, keep it fully inside the home, and stop customer traffic by 10:00 p.m. each day.
Any person conducting a home occupation must register the business with the assistant city manager using the form as provided in section 10-292 stating:
(1) What type of business is being operated.
(2) Who is the business owner.
(b) The business must be contained within the home. Conducting a home occupation outside of the family dwelling or accessory building is prohibited.
(c) Property may be stored in buildings on the premises but must not be visible to the public.
(d) House numbers must be clearly posted on the exterior of the home.
(e) Home businesses must be closed to customer traffic by 10:00 p.m. daily.
(f) The business owner shall be liable for substantiated complaints on the actions of their customers and the business will be closed if the complaints are not satisfied in a timely manner.
(g) Any business operating within the city is subject to inspection by the building inspector, fire chief, code compliance officer or any person or persons under order of the building inspector.
(h) Home businesses must comply with all city ordinances.
(Ord. No. 618, § III, 9-18-2007)
Full Breakdown
Under Sec. 10-290, a home occupation must be registered with the assistant city manager on the city's Sec. 10-292 form listing the business type and owner. The operation must stay entirely inside the family dwelling or accessory building, no outdoor operation, stored property can't be visible to the public, house numbers must be posted, and customer traffic must end by 10:00 p.m. daily. Sec. 10-288 caps a qualifying home occupation at 25 percent of the dwelling's floor space and bars hiring anyone outside the resident family. The police department enforces the article per Sec. 10-291.
Violations & Fines
General Code penalty (Sec. 1-14): up to $500 per offense, with each day of an unregistered or noncompliant home occupation a separate violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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