Fort Worth Zoning Sec. 5.116.A allows a home occupation as an incidental, secondary use of a dwelling. The business must be conducted entirely within the principal dwelling, attached garage, or one accessory building, with no activity visible from the street.
Sec. 5.116.A of the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 5, Supplemental Use Standards) authorizes home occupations in all residential districts as a secondary use of the dwelling. The home occupation must be operated entirely from inside the principal dwelling and attached garage or one accessory building, except where it consists of outdoor activities permitted by the section. All activity must not be visible from the street. The occupation is subject to the citywide noise ordinance (Sec. 23-8). The combined number of employees, customers, and residents present at one time cannot exceed the lawful occupancy of the dwelling unit.
Operating a home occupation that exceeds Sec. 5.116.A limits is a zoning violation enforced as a Class C misdemeanor with fines up to $500 per day. The city may also issue a cease-and-desist order and require the occupation to relocate to a properly zoned commercial space.
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