North Richland Hills allows home occupations in residential zoning districts as a secondary use of the dwelling, subject to strict limits on exterior appearance, employees, customer traffic, and signage. The business must be clearly incidental to residential use and not change the neighborhood character.
North Richland Hills Zoning Ordinance permits home occupations in all residential districts as an accessory use to the dwelling. The home occupation standards require the business to be conducted entirely within the principal dwelling (not in accessory buildings or garages for production or retail), occupy no more than 25% of the floor area, not be visible from the street, employ no non-resident employees who work at the home, generate no pedestrian or vehicle traffic greater than that normal for a residence, produce no noise, odor, vibration, smoke, or electrical interference detectable at the property line, and involve no outdoor storage or display of materials or merchandise. Permitted uses commonly include office professionals (accountants, attorneys, consultants), tutors, music teachers with limited students, small craft production, and online retail where inventory is shipped rather than sold from the premises. Prohibited uses include auto repair, welding, firearms dealing, hair and nail salons serving walk-in clients beyond family and friends at the low volume permitted, group instruction, and any use requiring delivery of bulk commercial materials. Home-based daycares operate under separate state rules (see Daycare-Home). Home businesses may also require a Certificate of Occupancy and city business registration.
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