Home Business in Texas (2026)
274 rules on the books across Texas, 88 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Which businesses you can run from home, the home-occupation permit or registration most cities require, and the conditions attached, floor area caps, signage bans, and prohibited uses.
Fulshear
Significant RestrictionsHome occupations in Fulshear are classified as conditional uses, so operators must get an administrator-approved…
Read full rule →Mission
Significant RestrictionsMission requires a conditional use permit for home occupations in residential zoning districts, with standards limiting…
Read full rule →Parker
Significant RestrictionsParker allows a home occupation as a by-right use in the Single-Family Residential district, but only under strict…
Read full rule →Abilene
Some RestrictionsAbilene allows home-based businesses only where zoned for it and only under strict limits. The business must stay…
Read full rule →Amarillo
Some RestrictionsAmarillo lets residents run a business from home only if it stays within tight bounds. Code of Ordinances Sec…
Read full rule →Arlington
Some RestrictionsArlington allows a home occupation as an accessory use to a residence in every residential zoning district, plus the…
Read full rule →Austin
Some RestrictionsAustin allows a home business as an accessory use to any residence under Sec. 25-2-900, but it must run entirely inside…
Read full rule →Baytown
Some RestrictionsBaytown allows a home-based business only as a no-impact home occupation, capped at 25 percent of the house's gross…
Read full rule →Bryan
Some RestrictionsBryan allows home occupations by right in residential districts, but bars retail sales, employees outside the…
Read full rule →Carrollton
Some RestrictionsCarrollton lets residents run a home occupation in any residential zone without a separate permit, but City Code §…
Read full rule →Cedar Park
Some RestrictionsCedar Park allows home occupations as an accessory to a residential use, but the business must stay inside the dwelling…
Read full rule →Celina
Some RestrictionsCelina lets residents run a home occupation without a permit, but the use must stay incidental to the home and follow a…
Read full rule →Converse
Some RestrictionsConverse requires anyone running a business from their house to register it with the assistant city manager, keep it…
Read full rule →Corpus Christi
Some RestrictionsCorpus Christi allows a home occupation in any zoning district by right, as long as it stays clearly incidental to the…
Read full rule →Dallas
Some RestrictionsA Dallas home occupation is a business incidental to a residence and run by a resident, allowed as an accessory use in…
Read full rule →Denton
Some RestrictionsDenton's Development Code permits a home-based business as an accessory use in every zoning district in the city, but…
Read full rule →El Paso
Some RestrictionsEl Paso allows a home occupation as an accessory use in residential zoning districts under City Code § 20.10.270, but…
Read full rule →Fort Worth
Some RestrictionsFort Worth allows home occupations by right inside a dwelling, garage or one accessory building under Zoning Ordinance…
Read full rule →Frisco
Some RestrictionsFrisco allows home-based work only if it clears the conditions in Zoning Ordinance § 3.02.01(A)(24): the business stays…
Read full rule →Garland
Some RestrictionsGarland zones every home-based business as a 'no-impact' use or bans it outright under GDC § 2.61: the business must…
Read full rule →Harlingen
Some RestrictionsHarlingen allows home occupations by right in residential zones but caps them tightly: no hired help, no on-premises…
Read full rule →Irving
Some RestrictionsIrving's Unified Development Code defines a customary home occupation as work carried on inside a residence without…
Read full rule →Killeen
Some RestrictionsKilleen treats a qualifying home business as a by-right accessory use of a dwelling under Sec. 31-186(13)c, not a…
Read full rule →Laredo
Some RestrictionsLaredo's Land Development Code splits home-based work into two zoning categories, Home Occupation "A" and "B", both…
Read full rule →Leander
Some RestrictionsLeander allows home occupations by right in residential zones with no separate permit application, as long as the…
Read full rule →Lubbock
Some RestrictionsLubbock limits a residential home occupation to office and professional services, caps it at 25 percent of the home's…
Read full rule →Midland
Some RestrictionsMidland limits how much of your home a home-based business can occupy, no more than 500 square feet or 10 percent of…
Read full rule →New Braunfels
Some RestrictionsNew Braunfels allows home-based businesses in residential zones only if they stay incidental to the home, capped at 30%…
Read full rule →Odessa
Some RestrictionsOdessa allows home occupations in residential dwellings only if they stay incidental to the home and meet eight strict…
Read full rule →Pearland
Some RestrictionsPearland allows a customary home-based business as a Home Occupation under UDC Section 2.5.4.2, but only if it stays…
Read full rule →Pflugerville
Some RestrictionsHome businesses are allowed by right in Pflugerville, but the Unified Development Code caps them hard: work stays…
Read full rule →Pharr
Some RestrictionsPharr treats home-based businesses as a conditional use requiring a use permit from the Planning and Zoning Commission…
Read full rule →Plano
Some RestrictionsPlano allows a home occupation in any residence under Zoning Ordinance § 15.700, but Sec. 15.700.1 caps the business at…
Read full rule →Richardson
Some RestrictionsRichardson allows a home occupation as an accessory use in a residential dwelling only if it stays incidental to living…
Read full rule →Rowlett
Some RestrictionsRowlett, Texas (Dallas/Rockwall County) allows home occupations by right in residential zones if the business stays…
Read full rule →San Angelo
Some RestrictionsSan Angelo lets residents run a home occupation by right in any dwelling, but Sec. 413 of the Zoning Ordinance caps it…
Read full rule →San Antonio
Some RestrictionsSan Antonio allows home occupations by right in residential zoning under UDC Sec. 35-378, provided the business stays…
Read full rule →Sugar Land
Some RestrictionsSugar Land allows home-based businesses only as an accessory use meeting nine strict conditions: no outside employees…
Read full rule →Temple
Some RestrictionsTemple allows home-based businesses in any zoning district, but only inside the house itself, with no outside employees…
Read full rule →Texarkana
Some RestrictionsTexarkana allows home occupations by right in residential zones, but the business must be run by a family member, use…
Read full rule →Tyler
Some RestrictionsTyler permits home occupations that stay incidental and subordinate to an owner-occupied residence. Up to 25 percent of…
Read full rule →Victoria
Some RestrictionsVictoria limits home-based businesses to family members working from the residence, caps the workspace at 40% of…
Read full rule →Waco
Some RestrictionsWaco allows a home occupation in any residential district only as a secondary use invisible from the street, one that…
Read full rule →Galveston County
Few RestrictionsTexas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated Galveston County places no zoning limit on a home business. Inside a city…
Read full rule →Signage Rules
Whether you can put up a sign for your home business, including size limits, placement rules, and which types of signs are allowed.
Carrollton
Heavy RestrictionsCarrollton bans signage for home-based businesses outright. City Code § 92.22(G) states "no signs shall be used to…
Read full rule →Parker
Heavy RestrictionsParker bans signage for home occupations outright. The only carve-out is for a state-approved or state-licensed…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Heavy RestrictionsPasadena prohibits signs and advertising that draw attention to home business properties in residential areas. Chapter…
Read full rule →Richardson
Heavy RestrictionsA Richardson home occupation cannot advertise itself with any sign at all. Section 10(a)(6) bans interior and exterior…
Read full rule →Rowlett
Heavy RestrictionsRowlett bars any visible sign for a home-based business. City Code § 77-303(D)(1)(c)(5) prohibits advertising devices…
Read full rule →Taylor
Heavy RestrictionsSection 5.9.3.7(3) of Taylor's Land Development Code bars any signs or other exterior visible evidence of a home…
Read full rule →Texarkana
Heavy RestrictionsTexarkana's zoning code defines a lawful home occupation as one run without any sign advertising the business, so no…
Read full rule →Austin
Significant RestrictionsA home occupation in Austin may display exactly one on-premise sign, and only if both the home and the sign front a…
Read full rule →El Paso
Significant RestrictionsEl Paso caps home occupation signage at one sign, one square foot, non-illuminated. Under City Code § 20.10.270.A.12, a…
Read full rule →Harlingen
Significant RestrictionsHarlingen's zoning code flatly bars any on-premises sign advertising a home-based business, letting owners promote only…
Read full rule →Leander
Significant RestrictionsA Leander home business cannot post any sign advertising itself, on the house or off it. Article IV, Section 8(d) of…
Read full rule →Midland
Significant RestrictionsMidland bans exterior signage for home-based businesses outright. City Code § 11-1-4.04.A.12(d) states plainly that "no…
Read full rule →Plano
Significant RestrictionsPlano's home-occupation rules flatly prohibit advertising signage. Zoning Ordinance § 15.700.1 bars any interior or…
Read full rule →Abilene
Some RestrictionsA home-based business in Abilene can post exactly one identification sign per street frontage, capped at 2 square feet…
Read full rule →Arlington
Some RestrictionsArlington prohibits any exterior signage identifying a home occupation at a residential property. No signs, window…
Read full rule →Baytown
Some RestrictionsBaytown prohibits any exterior signage for home-based businesses. The city's zoning ordinance requires that home…
Read full rule →Bryan
Some RestrictionsBryan caps home occupation signage at one non-illuminated, one-square-foot wall sign per property.
Read full rule →Celina
Some RestrictionsCelina prohibits any home occupation signage visible from outside the dwelling, with no general exception for small…
Read full rule →Conroe
Some RestrictionsConroe Chapter 90 (Signs) governs all business signage. Sign permits are required for most permanent signs. Residential…
Read full rule →Converse
Some RestrictionsConverse home occupation rules typically prohibit visible commercial signage at residential properties. Small unlit…
Read full rule →Corpus Christi
Some RestrictionsA Corpus Christi home business is allowed exactly one sign, and it has to be non-illuminated, no larger than 1 square…
Read full rule →Dallas
Some RestrictionsDallas prohibits external signage for home occupations in residential districts. For occasional sales like garage…
Read full rule →Denton
Some RestrictionsDenton Development Code prohibits all external signage for home occupations. No on-premises or off-premises signs…
Read full rule →Fort Worth
Some RestrictionsFort Worth Zoning Sec. 5.116.A prohibits exterior signs and any visible evidence of a home occupation from the street…
Read full rule →Frisco
Some RestrictionsFrisco prohibits all exterior signage for home-based businesses. No window signs, yard signs, or vehicle lettering…
Read full rule →Fulshear
Some RestrictionsFulshear strictly regulates signage citywide, banning snipe signs and signs on public property, and limiting banners…
Read full rule →Galveston County
Some RestrictionsThe county cannot regulate signs by zoning. In the City of Galveston, a home based occupation is flatly barred from…
Read full rule →Haltom City
Some RestrictionsHaltom City home occupations may display only a small non-illuminated wall sign up to 2 square feet. Freestanding…
Read full rule →Katy
Some RestrictionsKaty regulates signs through Article 3.06 of Chapter 3, restricting moving and intermittent lights and prohibiting…
Read full rule →Killeen
Some RestrictionsKilleen prohibits external business signage at home occupations. No commercial evidence visible from the street.
Read full rule →Lubbock
Some RestrictionsHome occupations in Lubbock may not display exterior signs advertising the business in most residential zones. The home…
Read full rule →McKinney
Some RestrictionsNo business signage allowed on residential properties for home occupations in McKinney. Zoning Chapter 146 home…
Read full rule →Mesquite
Some RestrictionsMesquite strictly limits signage for home occupations to preserve residential neighborhood character. In most…
Read full rule →Mission
Some RestrictionsMission caps home occupation signs at 12 by 12 inches and bans illumination, one of the tightest sign allowances in the…
Read full rule →Missouri City
Some RestrictionsMissouri City prohibits signs, displays, or other visible evidence of a home occupation from being placed on…
Read full rule →New Braunfels
Some RestrictionsNew Braunfels caps signage for a home-based business at one non-illuminated sign, physically attached to the house…
Read full rule →North Richland Hills
Some RestrictionsNorth Richland Hills prohibits exterior signage for home occupations in residential zoning districts. No window signs…
Read full rule →Odessa
Some RestrictionsHome-based businesses in Odessa are not permitted to display any exterior signage. The residential character of the…
Read full rule →Pharr
Some RestrictionsPharr caps home-occupation signage at 18 by 24 inches, non-illuminated, attached flush to the house, and bars any other…
Read full rule →San Angelo
Some RestrictionsA San Angelo home business can post exactly one sign, and it has to be non-illuminated and no larger than two square…
Read full rule →San Antonio
Some RestrictionsSan Antonio exempts a home-based business from the sign permit process for exactly one on-premise sign, but the…
Read full rule →Temple
Some RestrictionsTemple's UDC flatly bars any sign advertising a home-based business, so home occupations must operate without exterior…
Read full rule →Tomball
Some RestrictionsTomball prohibits exterior signage for home-based businesses in residential zoning districts. The home occupation must…
Read full rule →Tyler
Some RestrictionsTyler home occupations may not alter the home's exterior except for one permitted sign under Sec. 10-408. In…
Read full rule →Victoria
Some RestrictionsVictoria caps home occupation signage at one small non-illuminated sign, and bans temporary signs outright for…
Read full rule →Allen
Light RestrictionsHome occupations in Allen may not display any exterior signage, window advertising, or commercial vehicle graphics…
Read full rule →Amarillo
Light RestrictionsAmarillo allows a small identifying sign for a home-based business, but not much more. Sec. 4-2-7(G) exempts…
Read full rule →Beaumont
Light RestrictionsBeaumont prohibits external business signage at home occupations. No commercial evidence visible from the street.
Read full rule →Brownsville
Light RestrictionsBrownsville's zoning code restricts business signs for home occupations in residential zones. No external evidence of…
Read full rule →College Station
Light RestrictionsCollege Station prohibits external business signage at home occupations. No commercial evidence visible from the street.
Read full rule →Flower Mound
Light RestrictionsNo exterior signage permitted for home occupations. Business signs, window displays, banners, and illuminated signs are…
Read full rule →Houston
Light RestrictionsHouston's Chapter 46 Sign Code regulates all signage within city limits. Home-based businesses generally cannot display…
Read full rule →Humble
Light RestrictionsHumble prohibits exterior signage for home-based businesses in residential zones. Home occupations must not alter the…
Read full rule →Keller
Light RestrictionsSignage for home occupations is generally prohibited in Keller residential districts. No signs advertising the business…
Read full rule →Laredo
Light RestrictionsHome businesses in Laredo cannot display commercial signage visible from the street. The Land Development Code…
Read full rule →Live Oak
Light RestrictionsHome occupations in Live Oak generally may not display exterior commercial signs. The residential appearance of the…
Read full rule →Mansfield
Light RestrictionsMansfield prohibits signs advertising home businesses in residential districts. The residential character standard…
Read full rule →Mcallen
Light RestrictionsMcallen prohibits external business signage at home occupations. No commercial evidence visible from the street.
Read full rule →Pearland
Light RestrictionsPearland strictly limits signage for home-based businesses, allowing only a small non-illuminated nameplate and…
Read full rule →Rosenberg
Light RestrictionsRosenberg regulates signs through its Unified Development Code, requiring permits for most signs and limiting size…
Read full rule →Round Rock
Light RestrictionsRound Rock home occupation permits allow one small non-illuminated nameplate sign. Signs may not exceed 1 square foot…
Read full rule →Stafford
Light RestrictionsStafford regulates signs through Chapter 70 of its code. Signs in residential districts are tightly limited, and…
Read full rule →Sugar Land
Light RestrictionsHome businesses in Sugar Land cannot post any sign advertising the operation on the property. The Land Development Code…
Read full rule →Universal City
Light RestrictionsUniversal City limits home occupation signage to a single small non illuminated sign on the residence, consistent with…
Read full rule →Waco
Light RestrictionsWaco generally prohibits exterior signage for home-based businesses in residential areas. The home must maintain its…
Read full rule →Bexar County
Few RestrictionsBexar County has no countywide sign rules in unincorporated areas, but TxDOT controls signs near state highways and…
Read full rule →Collin County
Few RestrictionsCollin County imposes no sign regulations on unincorporated residential home businesses. TXDOT regulates signs in…
Read full rule →Dallas County
Few RestrictionsNo county signage ordinance for home businesses. Texas counties cannot regulate signs through zoning. TX Transportation…
Read full rule →Denton County
Few RestrictionsDenton County has no sign ordinance for unincorporated areas. No county permits required. TxDOT regulates signs visible…
Read full rule →Harris County
Few RestrictionsHarris County has no sign ordinance for unincorporated areas. Business signs on residential property are unrestricted…
Read full rule →La Porte
Few RestrictionsLa Porte prohibits exterior signage for home occupations in residential zoning districts. Home businesses must not…
Read full rule →Tarrant County
Few RestrictionsMost Tarrant County cities prohibit or heavily restrict home business signage. Fort Worth and Arlington ban commercial…
Read full rule →Customer Traffic Restrictions
Limits on customers and clients visiting a home business, daily visit caps, one-at-a-time rules, employee restrictions, and parking conditions that keep a home occupation from becoming a storefront.
Bryan
Significant RestrictionsBryan's zoning code allows home occupations only if no clients or customers come to the property, cutting off in-person…
Read full rule →Mission
Significant RestrictionsIn Mission, a home-based business needs a conditional use permit, and client traffic can't exceed 10% of a street's…
Read full rule →Texarkana
Significant RestrictionsTexarkana bars home occupations from selling goods or services on-site and from generating increased traffic to the…
Read full rule →Abilene
Some RestrictionsAbilene caps how much traffic a home-based business can send down a residential street: no more volume than a…
Read full rule →Austin
Some RestrictionsAustin caps customer traffic to a home-based business at three vehicle trips a day under Sec. 25-2-900(E), and…
Read full rule →Baytown
Some RestrictionsA permitted home occupation in Baytown cannot bring more on-site employees and clients than the residence's occupancy…
Read full rule →Carrollton
Some RestrictionsCarrollton caps walk-in traffic at home businesses hard: City Code § 92.22(F) requires appointment-only sales and…
Read full rule →Cedar Park
Some RestrictionsCedar Park caps customer traffic at home-based businesses at three vehicle trips per day, and bars any storefront-style…
Read full rule →Celina
Some RestrictionsCelina caps home-business traffic and parking at residential-neighborhood norms, requiring client and delivery parking…
Read full rule →Converse
Some RestrictionsConverse home occupations may see clients or customers only inside the home or accessory building, and customer traffic…
Read full rule →Corpus Christi
Some RestrictionsHome business clients and commercial deliveries in Corpus Christi are limited to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and no more than…
Read full rule →Dallas
Some RestrictionsDallas caps a home-based business's foot and vehicle traffic under Development Code Sec. 51A-4.217(8). A home…
Read full rule →Denton
Some RestrictionsDenton limits home-based businesses to four patrons on-site at once and bars customer visits after 8 p.m. under the…
Read full rule →El Paso
Some RestrictionsEl Paso caps every licensed home occupation to 'no more than normal household vehicular traffic' under City Code §…
Read full rule →Farmersville
Some RestrictionsA Farmersville home business loses its 'home occupation' status, and the zoning protection that comes with it, the…
Read full rule →Fort Worth
Some RestrictionsFort Worth's home-occupation traffic standard bans anything beyond what a normal residential street would see: parking…
Read full rule →Frisco
Some RestrictionsFrisco caps a home occupation at two patron or business vehicles present at once and bars extra traffic beyond what a…
Read full rule →Garland
Some RestrictionsA Garland home-based business only qualifies as a lawful 'no-impact' operation under GDC § 2.61 if it never generates…
Read full rule →Harlingen
Some RestrictionsA Harlingen home occupation must be run by a family member living in the house, with no outside employees, no…
Read full rule →Killeen
Some RestrictionsKilleen lets home occupations operate as a right in R-1, SR-1, SR-2, A and A-R1 districts, but Sec. 31-186(13)c.5.(v)…
Read full rule →Leander
Some RestrictionsLeander's Zoning Ordinance caps customer visits to a home-based business at three vehicles in any 24-hour period. The…
Read full rule →Lubbock
Some RestrictionsLubbock caps a home occupation to one vehicle parked on the property and no more than two on-street spaces at a time…
Read full rule →Midland
Some RestrictionsA Midland home-based business can't generate client, patient or customer visits "as a daily routine matter," or traffic…
Read full rule →New Braunfels
Some RestrictionsNew Braunfels caps home-based businesses at ordinary residential traffic levels and bars on-site retail sales to…
Read full rule →Parker
Some RestrictionsParker caps how much traffic a home business can bring to a residential street. Section 156.37(M)(2)(g) bars traffic…
Read full rule →Pearland
Some RestrictionsPearland's home occupation rules cap the traffic a home-based business can generate. UDC Section 2.5.4.2(a)(5) bars a…
Read full rule →Pharr
Some RestrictionsPharr's zoning ordinance treats a home-based business as a conditional use and caps the traffic it generates: the…
Read full rule →Plano
Some RestrictionsPlano caps the traffic a no-impact home-based business can generate at what's 'normally expected in the neighborhood,'…
Read full rule →Richardson
Some RestrictionsA home occupation or no-impact home-based business in Richardson cannot generate more vehicle traffic than a…
Read full rule →Rowlett
Some RestrictionsA Rowlett home occupation cannot generate customer or delivery traffic, congestion, noise or nuisance detectable off…
Read full rule →San Angelo
Some RestrictionsSan Angelo caps client and delivery traffic at a home business under Sec. 413 of the Zoning Ordinance: teaching…
Read full rule →San Antonio
Some RestrictionsSan Antonio bars any home occupation from generating on-street parking or substantially increasing traffic in the…
Read full rule →Temple
Some RestrictionsTemple's UDC forbids home occupations that create increased traffic, ruling out regular client visits to a home-based…
Read full rule →Tyler
Some RestrictionsTyler home occupations may never be open to the public, so walk-in customers are prohibited. Deliveries are limited to…
Read full rule →Victoria
Some RestrictionsVictoria's home occupation rules bar businesses run from a residence from generating traffic that creates a hazard or…
Read full rule →Waco
Some RestrictionsA Waco home business can't host more patrons or employees at once than the International Residential Code's occupancy…
Read full rule →Sugar Land
Light RestrictionsA home occupation loses its zoning protection if it creates parking or traffic congestion in the neighborhood. The Land…
Read full rule →Cottage Food Operations
Rules for selling homemade food products from your kitchen, including what foods are allowed, labeling requirements, and annual sales limits.
Texas: statewide
StatewideFew RestrictionsTexas does not license cottage food at all. Health and Safety Code Section 437.0191(a) declares that a cottage food…
Read full rule →Abilene
Few RestrictionsAbilene permits certain homemade food products to be sold directly to consumers under cottage food laws. Products must…
Read full rule →Arlington
Few RestrictionsArlington follows the Texas Cottage Food Law under Health and Safety Code Chapter 437, which allows individuals to sell…
Read full rule →Austin
Few RestrictionsAustin allows cottage food production under Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 437.001: no local permit, up to…
Read full rule →Baytown
Few RestrictionsTexas cottage food law (Health and Safety Code Chapter 437) allows Baytown residents to sell homemade baked goods…
Read full rule →Beaumont
Few RestrictionsBeaumont permits certain homemade food products to be sold directly to consumers under cottage food laws. Products must…
Read full rule →Brownsville
Few RestrictionsTexas Health & Safety Code Chapter 437 lets Brownsville residents produce and sell most foods from a home kitchen…
Read full rule →Carrollton
Few RestrictionsTexas law, not Carrollton ordinance, governs home-based cottage food sales, and it bars the city from regulating or…
Read full rule →College Station
Few RestrictionsTexas's cottage food law lets a College Station resident produce and sell food from a home kitchen. Health and Safety…
Read full rule →Converse
Few RestrictionsTexas Health and Safety Code Chapter 437 allows Converse residents to operate cottage food businesses from home with…
Read full rule →Corpus Christi
Few RestrictionsTexas H&S Code Chapter 437 allows Corpus Christi residents to sell homemade foods directly to consumers without a city…
Read full rule →Dallas
Few RestrictionsTexas state law governing cottage food production operations (CFPOs) preempts local regulation. No city permits, fees…
Read full rule →Deer Park
Few RestrictionsCottage food operations are governed by Texas state law (Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 437) rather than local…
Read full rule →Denton
Few RestrictionsTexas Health and Safety Code Chapter 437 Subchapter B (Texas Cottage Food Law) allows home-based food production with…
Read full rule →Denton County
Few RestrictionsTX HSC Chapter 437 allows home-based food sales up to $50,000/year without permits, inspections, or commercial…
Read full rule →Fort Worth
Few RestrictionsTexas Cottage Food Law allows Fort Worth residents to sell non-potentially-hazardous homemade foods with no city…
Read full rule →Frisco
Few RestrictionsTexas Cottage Food Law (Health and Safety Code 437) preempts local regulation. Frisco home bakers can sell…
Read full rule →Galveston County
Few RestrictionsTexas cottage food law lets you sell many homemade foods with no permit if gross income stays at $50,000 or less…
Read full rule →Garland
Few RestrictionsGarland follows the Texas Cottage Food Law (Health & Safety Code Ch. 437), allowing home production and direct sale of…
Read full rule →Grand Prairie
Few RestrictionsTexas Cottage Food Law (TX Health & Safety Code Ch. 437) allows selling certain homemade foods directly to consumers…
Read full rule →Grapevine
Few RestrictionsTexas Cottage Food Law (Health and Safety Code 437) lets residents sell home-baked and non-hazardous foods. Grapevine…
Read full rule →Guadalupe County
Few RestrictionsTexas cottage food law lets you sell approved home-produced foods from a Guadalupe County home with no permit, no…
Read full rule →Harris County
Few RestrictionsTexas Cottage Food Law (HSC §437.001) allows home-based food sales up to $75,000 per year without a food establishment…
Read full rule →Hidalgo County
Few RestrictionsCottage food producers in Hidalgo County follow the Texas Cottage Food Law, not a county ordinance. No permit or…
Read full rule →Irving
Few RestrictionsTexas Cottage Food Law allows home-based food sales up to $75,000/year without a city food establishment permit…
Read full rule →Killeen
Few RestrictionsKilleen permits certain homemade food products to be sold directly to consumers under cottage food laws. Products must…
Read full rule →Laredo
Few RestrictionsTexas Cottage Food Law under Health and Safety Code Chapter 437 allows home-produced non-hazardous foods up to 50,000…
Read full rule →League City
Few RestrictionsTexas Cottage Food Law (Health & Safety Code Ch. 437) allows home-based food sales up to $75,000 annually without a…
Read full rule →Little Elm
Few RestrictionsTX HSC Ch. 437 allows home kitchen food sales up to $50,000/year without permits. TX LGC 250.008 bars cities from…
Read full rule →Live Oak
Few RestrictionsTexas Cottage Food Law (H&S Code Ch. 437) lets Live Oak residents make and sell approved non-hazardous foods from home…
Read full rule →Lubbock
Few RestrictionsTexas Cottage Food Law (Health and Safety Code Chapter 437) lets Lubbock residents sell non-hazardous homemade foods…
Read full rule →Mansfield
Few RestrictionsMansfield follows the Texas Cottage Food Law under Health and Safety Code Chapter 437, which preempts local rules. Home…
Read full rule →Mcallen
Few RestrictionsMcallen permits certain homemade food products to be sold directly to consumers under cottage food laws. Products must…
Read full rule →McKinney
Few RestrictionsMcKinney home-based cottage food operations protected under Texas Cottage Food Law (Health and Safety Code Chapter 437…
Read full rule →Montgomery County
Few RestrictionsTexas Cottage Food Law (H&S Code §437.001) allows home-made non-potentially-hazardous food sold directly to consumers…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Few RestrictionsTexas Cottage Food Law (HSC §437.001) allows home baking sales up to $75,000 per year without a food permit. Pasadena…
Read full rule →Plano
Few RestrictionsTexas Cottage Food Law (TX H&S Code Ch. 437) allows Plano residents to prepare non-hazardous foods at home for direct…
Read full rule →Richardson
Few RestrictionsTexas cottage food law allows home production of non-hazardous foods without local permits, but annual sales cannot…
Read full rule →San Antonio
Few RestrictionsCottage food operations are explicitly allowed in San Antonio's residential zones. UDC § 35-378(b)(4) exempts cottage…
Read full rule →Sugar Land
Few RestrictionsTexas Cottage Food Law (Health & Safety Code Ch. 437) allows home-based food sales up to $75,000 annually without a…
Read full rule →Tarrant County
Few RestrictionsCottage food in Tarrant County is governed by Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 437. Home producers can sell…
Read full rule →Tomball
Few RestrictionsTexas cottage food law (Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 437) allows Tomball residents to produce and sell certain…
Read full rule →Williamson County
Few RestrictionsTexas cottage food law lets you sell approved home-produced foods from a Williamson County home with no permit…
Read full rule →Home Daycare
Licensing and zoning rules for running a daycare out of your home, including the number of children allowed, outdoor play area requirements, and safety standards.
Texas: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsTexas Human Resources Code Chapter 42 governs licensing and registration of home-based child care statewide through…
Read full rule →Celina
Significant RestrictionsCelina requires a specific use permit for in-home child care in most residential zoning districts, per the § 14.03.101…
Read full rule →Converse
Significant RestrictionsFamily day care homes aren't on Converse's by-right land-use list for single-family zones, so caring for three or more…
Read full rule →Mission
Significant RestrictionsRunning a family daycare from a Mission home is zoned as a home occupation, which requires a conditional use permit and…
Read full rule →Pharr
Significant RestrictionsPharr requires a conditional use permit before running a home child daycare in any residential zone, plus state…
Read full rule →Texarkana
Significant RestrictionsA home daycare, nursery, or private school in a Texarkana single-family district isn't a by-right home occupation: it…
Read full rule →Amarillo
Some RestrictionsAmarillo's zoning code treats a home day care as its own land use with hard numeric limits. Sec. 4-10-83(a)(42) caps a…
Read full rule →Austin
Some RestrictionsAustin allows a home daycare as a by-right accessory use in any residential zoning district under Sec. 25-2-893(C)(9)…
Read full rule →Baytown
Some RestrictionsBaytown allows child day care as an accessory use inside a single-family home under ULDC Sec. 2.35(E), but only if the…
Read full rule →Brownsville
Some RestrictionsBrownsville permits a state-licensed child care home for up to six children by right in residential districts. Caring…
Read full rule →Carrollton
Some RestrictionsCarrollton's Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance classifies registered and licensed child-care homes and listed family homes…
Read full rule →Dallas
Some RestrictionsHome daycare operations in Dallas must comply with both Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) licensing…
Read full rule →El Paso
Some RestrictionsEl Paso lets home child care operate as a permitted home occupation under City Code § 20.10.140(A), but requires a…
Read full rule →Farmersville
Some RestrictionsFarmersville's zoning code only regulates child care as a 'day care center' once a home or facility cares for seven or…
Read full rule →Flower Mound
Some RestrictionsHHSC licenses home daycares: listed (up to 3 children), registered (up to 6), licensed (up to 12). Flower Mound zoning…
Read full rule →Fulshear
Some RestrictionsFulshear allows a family child-care home as an accessory residential use, but only if the operator lives on site and…
Read full rule →Harlingen
Some RestrictionsHarlingen zoning caps home-based child or adult day care at six children or adults before it stops qualifying as a home…
Read full rule →Harris County
Some RestrictionsHome daycares in Harris County must be licensed by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). A Listed…
Read full rule →Killeen
Some RestrictionsKilleen allows a home based child care facility in any residential zone under Sec. 31-703, but caps care to 6 children…
Read full rule →Little Elm
Some RestrictionsHome daycares require HHSC licensing under 40 TAC Ch. 745 plus home occupation zoning compliance. Listed Homes: 1-3…
Read full rule →Midland
Some RestrictionsMidland's zoning code splits home childcare into two tiers borrowed from Texas Human Resources Code § 42.002: a "Family…
Read full rule →Odessa
Some RestrictionsOdessa's zoning code treats an in-home daycare as a home occupation, not a separate business use, so it's allowed by…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Some RestrictionsHome daycares in Pasadena must be licensed by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). A Home Occupation…
Read full rule →Pearland
Some RestrictionsPearland allows a state-registered family child care home to operate as a home occupation under UDC Section 2.5.4.4…
Read full rule →Pflugerville
Some RestrictionsIn-home child care in Pflugerville runs by right as a home occupation, an accessory use of the dwelling. The provider…
Read full rule →Plano
Some RestrictionsPlano's zoning ordinance treats an in-home day care as a home occupation under Zoning Ordinance § 15.400, capping…
Read full rule →Richardson
Some RestrictionsRichardson permits home-based child care through a registered family home permit capped at six children during school…
Read full rule →San Angelo
Some RestrictionsSan Angelo allows in-home childcare as a home occupation under Sec. 413.B.1.b of the Zoning Ordinance, but caps it at…
Read full rule →Sugar Land
Some RestrictionsA Sugar Land homeowner can run a licensed child care home caring for up to six children by right in every residential…
Read full rule →Taylor
Some RestrictionsTaylor's 2024 Land Development Code does not write a daycare-specific zoning rule; a home-based daycare is regulated as…
Read full rule →Temple
Some RestrictionsFamily home and group day care home child care facilities are permitted by right in residential zoning districts under…
Read full rule →Tyler
Some RestrictionsA home daycare in Tyler needs a special use permit approved by the planning and zoning commission and city council…
Read full rule →Victoria
Some RestrictionsVictoria requires a fire operation permit for any child day care run out of a residential building, with a $50…
Read full rule →Waco
Some RestrictionsWaco's zoning code treats a small home daycare, a 'registered family home' caring for up to six children (12 counting…
Read full rule →Abilene
Light RestrictionsAbilene allows licensed home daycare operations with limits on the number of children. State licensing and local zoning…
Read full rule →Allen
Light RestrictionsRegistered family home daycares (up to 6 children) allowed in Allen as accessory home occupation per Allen LDC Ch…
Read full rule →Arlington
Light RestrictionsArlington allows registered and licensed child-care homes in residential districts as home occupations under the…
Read full rule →Beaumont
Light RestrictionsBeaumont allows licensed home daycare operations with limits on the number of children. State licensing and local…
Read full rule →Bellaire
Light RestrictionsHome daycare operations in Bellaire are regulated at the state level by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission…
Read full rule →Bexar County
Light RestrictionsTexas HHSC licenses all Bexar County home daycares with 4+ unrelated children. Registered homes allow up to 6; Licensed…
Read full rule →Bryan
Light RestrictionsBryan zoning treats in-home child care for six or fewer children as a permitted home occupation, letting residents run…
Read full rule →College Station
Light RestrictionsTexas Human Resources Code Section 42.052 sets the state credential a College Station home daycare needs, and the…
Read full rule →Collin County
Light RestrictionsRegistered and licensed home daycares in unincorporated Collin County must comply with Texas HHSC minimum standards…
Read full rule →Conroe
Light RestrictionsHome daycares in Conroe are regulated by Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) licensing, not by city…
Read full rule →Corpus Christi
Light RestrictionsHome daycare in Corpus Christi requires state HHSC licensing under Human Resources Code Chapter 42 and must meet UDC…
Read full rule →Deer Park
Light RestrictionsHome daycare operations in Deer Park are primarily regulated by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)…
Read full rule →Denton
Light RestrictionsTexas HHSC licenses home daycares in two tiers: listed family homes (1-3 unrelated children) require listing only, and…
Read full rule →Fort Worth
Light RestrictionsHome daycares in Fort Worth must obtain a state HHSC permit and may operate under the home occupation standard in…
Read full rule →Frisco
Light RestrictionsFrisco allows registered and licensed child-care homes in single-family zones as home occupations, subject to Texas…
Read full rule →Galveston County
Light RestrictionsHome childcare is licensed by the State of Texas (HHSC), not by the county, which cannot zone. In the City of Galveston…
Read full rule →Garland
Light RestrictionsIn-home daycares in Garland require Texas HHSC licensing or registration plus compliance with home occupation zoning…
Read full rule →Grand Prairie
Light RestrictionsHome daycares in Grand Prairie must comply with Texas HHSC licensing requirements. Registered homes serve up to 6…
Read full rule →Guadalupe County
Light RestrictionsCaring for children for pay in a Guadalupe County home requires a listing, registration, or license from Texas Health…
Read full rule →Haltom City
Light RestrictionsHaltom City permits registered family home daycares in residential zones as a home occupation. Providers must hold the…
Read full rule →Houston
Light RestrictionsHome daycares in Houston are regulated by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHS) under Human Resources…
Read full rule →Irving
Light RestrictionsTexas HHSC licenses home daycares. Registered homes may care for 1-6 children; listed homes 1-3 children from one…
Read full rule →Katy
Light RestrictionsKaty's zoning ordinance separates commercial daycare from residential uses, classifying "Commercial Daycare…
Read full rule →Keller
Light RestrictionsKeller permits registered home daycares as home occupations subject to Texas HHSC licensing. Operators must hold a…
Read full rule →La Porte
Light RestrictionsHome daycare operations in La Porte are regulated primarily by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). A…
Read full rule →Laredo
Light RestrictionsLaredo home-based daycare operators must register with Texas HHSC as a Listed or Registered Family Home (up to 6…
Read full rule →Live Oak
Light RestrictionsLive Oak permits registered home daycares in residential zones as home occupations. State licensing through Texas HHSC…
Read full rule →Lubbock
Light RestrictionsLubbock allows registered family home child care in residential zones under Texas HHSC rules. State registration or…
Read full rule →Mansfield
Light RestrictionsMansfield allows registered family home daycare under state license. TX HHSC regulates child care under 42 TAC 747…
Read full rule →Mcallen
Light RestrictionsMcallen allows licensed home daycare operations with limits on the number of children. State licensing and local zoning…
Read full rule →McKinney
Light RestrictionsMcKinney allows registered and licensed home child-care operations as a home occupation, subject to Texas HHSC…
Read full rule →Mesquite
Light RestrictionsHome-based child care in Mesquite must be licensed or registered with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission…
Read full rule →San Antonio
Light RestrictionsHome daycare operations in San Antonio are regulated by the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (SAMHD) and must…
Read full rule →Tarrant County
Light RestrictionsHome daycares in Tarrant County must be licensed or registered by Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation. Registered homes…
Read full rule →Tomball
Light RestrictionsHome daycare operations in Tomball are regulated primarily by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)…
Read full rule →Travis County
Light RestrictionsRegistered and licensed child-care homes in unincorporated Travis County operate under Texas HHSC rules (TX Human…
Read full rule →Universal City
Light RestrictionsHome daycares in Universal City must register with Texas HHSC and comply with city home occupation standards, fire…
Read full rule →Williamson County
Light RestrictionsOperating a child-care home for pay in Williamson County requires a license, registration, or listing from Texas Health…
Read full rule →Dallas County
Few RestrictionsDallas County does not license or zone home daycares: child-care regulation is handled by Texas DFPS / HHSC under Tex…
Read full rule →Denton County
Few RestrictionsHome daycares are regulated by HHSC, not Denton County. Listed homes serve 1-3 children; licensed homes serve 4-12. No…
Read full rule →Grapevine
Few RestrictionsTexas Human Resources Code 42 preempts home daycare zoning for registered and licensed family homes caring for 12 or…
Read full rule →Hidalgo County
Few RestrictionsHome daycares in Hidalgo County are licensed by the state, not the county. Texas counties cannot zone. Texas Human…
Read full rule →League City
Few RestrictionsHome-based childcare in League City follows Texas state licensing requirements through Health and Human Services. Small…
Read full rule →New Braunfels
Few RestrictionsNew Braunfels zoning lets you run a licensed family home child care out of your house by right in every residential…
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