Showing ordinances that apply to Pecan Acres CDP (part), Tarrant County, Texas, TX
Pecan Acres CDP (part), Tarrant County, Texas is an unincorporated community (population 2,914) in Tarrant County, Texas. Because Pecan Acres CDP (part), Tarrant County, Texas is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Tarrant County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The zoning restrictions rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Home business zoning in Tarrant County is set by each city. Fort Worth, Arlington, and Grapevine allow home occupations in residential districts with limits on employees, traffic, and outside signs of commerce.
Tarrant County does not impose a countywide home business zoning ordinance. Each municipality regulates home occupations through its zoning code. Fort Worth allows home occupations in all residential districts under Chapter 5 of the Zoning Ordinance, provided the use is clearly incidental to the residential use, confined within the dwelling, and employs only household members. Arlington permits home occupations under Unified Development Code Section 5.2.3 subject to similar restrictions. Grapevine, Keller, Southlake, Mansfield, and Haltom City each maintain comparable provisions in their municipal codes. Unincorporated Tarrant County has limited zoning authority under Texas Local Government Code, so home businesses in unincorporated areas are largely unregulated beyond deed restrictions and state licensing. Home occupations across most Tarrant County cities are prohibited from altering the residential appearance of the structure, storing hazardous materials, or creating traffic, noise, odor, or glare perceptible from the property line.
Operating a home business outside zoning rules can result in municipal fines of $500 to $2,000 per day in Fort Worth and Arlington, plus required cessation of the business. Repeated violations may result in revocation of any certificate of occupancy.
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