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Rowlett Council directs review of home-occupation rules; city attorney to draft updated exclusions
Summary
Deputy Mayor Artem Schindler asked staff to update the city’s home-occupation ordinance, adopted in 2006, to clarify definitions, exemptions for remote workers and guidance on accessory buildings, parking, signage and hazardous materials. Council recommended routing changes through Recode/Planning and zoning as appropriate.
Deputy Mayor Artem Schindler presented a request to revise Rowlett’s home-occupation ordinance, originally adopted in 2006, citing ambiguity about who must register, what must obtain a certificate of occupancy and how accessory structures and employees are treated.
Schindler said remote work and home-based businesses have proliferated since the ordinance was written and that the code currently requires registration for “home occupations” without precise definitions. “Working at home is very, very common place,” he said, arguing the ordinance should exclude low-impact telecommuters and clarify thresholds for when a home business must register or seek a certificate of occupancy.
Why it matters: the ordinance as written…
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