CITY OF CASTROVILLE
Little Alsace of Texas
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
703 PARIS STREET
CASTROVILLE, TEXAS 78009
PHONE: (830) 931-4090
SUMBIT PERMIT TO: PERMITS@CASTROVILLETX.GOV
Permit #
Home Occupation Application
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Business Name: Contact Person:
Address:
Phone Number: Email:
PROPERTY OWNER INFORMATION (IF NOT APPLICANT)
Name:
Address:
Phone Number: Email:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Please Check One:
Home Office
Tutoring Lessons
Counseling or Therapy Services
Professional Services
Author, Artist, Artesian, or Sculptor
Dressmaker, Seamstress, or Tailor
Small Item Repair
Small Scale Assembly
Other
Description of Propose Home Occupation:
Gross Dwelling Floor Area: Floor Area for Home Occupation:
Location of Area (Please Check One):
Within Dwelling Within Attached Garage
Within an Accessory Building
Within a Detached Garage
Number of residents of the dwelling that will be involved with the business:
Number of non-residents of the dwelling that will be involved with the business:
Will there be pick-up and/or delivery of products: No Yes
Hours of Operation:
I hereby certify that I have read and examined this application and know the same to be true and correct. All provisions
of laws and ordinances governing this type of use will be complied with whether specified or not. I certify that I have read
Article IV, Section 10 (entitled "Home Occupation Regulations") of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Castroville and will comply with all regulations found therein. The granting of a permit does not presume to give authority
to violate or cancel the provisions of any other state or local law. Approval of a home occupation shall be limited to a
year.
Signature of Applicant
Date
Signature of Owner (If Not Applicant)
Date
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Home Occupations
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance
Article IV:
Special Use Regulations
Section 10: Home Occupation Regulations
A. Home Occupations. The purpose of this section is to insure the continuance of the
residential character of City neighborhoods by permitting only low-intensity home
occupations that are clearly incidental and secondary to the primary residential use of
the property and that are conducted in a limited manner which creates little exterior
indication of the activity and which does not create a nuisance or otherwise adversely
impact the health, safety or welfare of the neighborhood or interfere with neighbors' the
peaceful and quiet enjoyment of their domicile.
1. Appearance of Residence:
a. The home occupation shall be restricted to lawfully-built enclosed structures and
be conducted in such a manner as not to give an outward appearance of a
business. The installation, storage or use of any equipment or machinery not
normally found in a household or general office shall be prohibited.
b. The maximum area used for the home occupation shall not exceed 25% of the
dwelling's gross floor area of the residence, including storage areas.
c. The home occupation shall not result in any structural alterations or additions to a
structure that will change its primary use or building code occupancy
classification.
d. No products and or equipment produced or used by the home occupation may
be displayed to be visible from outside any structure.
e. Direct, on-premise sales, retail or wholesale, and the display of goods or products
on the premises shall be prohibited. If sales are conducted on the Internet or off-
premise, the pick-up (physical exchange) of items purchased may not take place
on the premises of the Home Occupation. Exception: The sale of goods incidental
to a service shall be allowed on-premise.
2. Nuisance:
a. The creation of any noise, orders, vibrations, glare, fumes or electrical
interference which is detectable outside the structure shall be prohibited. .
3. Employees:
a. Other than members of a household residing within the dwelling located on
the home occupation site, there shall be no other/not more than one full
time equivalent employee at the home occupation site at any given time.
b. Additional individuals may be employed by or associated with the home
occupation, so long as they do not report to work or pick up/deliver at the
home occupation site.
Please Initial to show that you have read and understand the
Home Occupation regulations. If these rules are broken, your
registration will be revoked.
4. Advertising and Signs: The home occupation shall not be advertised by any sign
on the premises.
5. Vehicles, Parking and Traffic:
a. Any home occupations may allow a maximum of 5 clients per day to visit the
premises in the conduct of the home occupation. Visitation hours for the
conduct of the home occupation shall only be allowed between the hours of
7:00am and 1O:OOpm.
b. No deliveries related to the home occupation shall be permitted by vehicles
of more than 2 axles. Any deliveries shall only be allowed between the hours
of 7:00am and 10:00pm.
6. Storage:
a. Outside storage, visible from the public right-of-way or adjacent properties,
that exceeds what is customary for a single family residence in the vicinity, is
prohibited.
7. Business Hours: There shall be no restriction on business hours, except that clients
or customers are permitted at the home occupation from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm
only.
8. Prohibited Home Occupation Uses:
a. On-premise retail or wholesale sales of any kind where customers visit the
residence.
b. Vehicle repair and service of any type, to include boats and recreational
vehicles.
c. Uses involving the grooming, breeding or boarding of animals.
d. Repair services for large appliances, furniture, lawn mowers or similar engine
repair.
e. Uses involving manufacturing and/or assembling.
f. Uses involving the sale of fire arms, ammunition or explosives.
g. Other uses not expressly authorized.
9. Enforcement: The Code Enforcement Officer, with due cause, may visit and
inspect the site of a home occupation in accordance with this chapter
periodically to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations, during normal
business hours, and with reasonable notice.
Home Occupations
Please Initial to show that you have read and understand
the Home Occupation regulations. If these rules are broken,
your registration will be revoked.