Editor\u2019s note: Transcript provided by Cambridge Artificial Intelligencer<\/a>.<\/p>\n Keller City Council and staff continued discussions June 2<\/a> aimed at strengthening rules for home-based businesses, a conversation that began at the April 7<\/a> meeting.<\/p>\n Since 2020, Keller has logged 36 complaints<\/a> and three cases remain open.<\/p>\n \u201cFor the residents that are reporting it, it\u2019s really affecting the enjoyment of their home,\u201d Keller city manager Aaron Rector said at the most recent meeting. \u201cThey feel like it\u2019s starting to make their neighborhood feel not so much like a single-family neighborhood anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n The most striking example: a resident operating a full food truck business from their home, complete with multiple trailers on the property and commercial grease truck service calls.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s probably one of the more egregious ones we\u2019ve seen,\u201d Rector said.\u00a0<\/p>\n The core problem is Keller\u2019s existing code, which prohibits home businesses from \u201cchanging the neighborhood character\u201d \u2014 language so broad it rarely holds up, Rector said.<\/p>\n Keller city attorney L. Stanton Lowry said that winning in court requires more than annoyed neighbors.<\/p>\n \u201cIt needs to be shocking to somebody to see what is occurring at that property,\u201d Lowry said. \u201cThe more benign it is, the harder it is for us to prove our case.\u201d<\/p>\n State law compounds the city\u2019s challenge. In June 2025, the 89th Texas Legislature\u2019s HB 2464<\/a> revised the authority of a municipality to govern home-based business.<\/p>\n \u201cThe state law is trending away from our ability to regulate,\u201d Lowry said. \u201cWe\u2019re probably only going to be able to pursue the cases that are somewhat drastic.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Council members believe the solution is to replace the \u201cneighborhood character\u201d standard with an enumerated list of enforceable factors \u2014 on-street parking, nonresident employees, noise and visible activity \u2014 drawn directly from the state\u2019s own definition of a \u201cno-impact\u201d home business.<\/p>\n \u201cWe need more concrete specifics,\u201d he said. \u201cI think that would help staff,\u201d council member Chris Whatley said.<\/p>\n No formal vote was taken. Staff were directed to finalize the revised ordinance \u2014 after consulting peer cities Southlake and Colleyville \u2014 and bring it directly to a council vote, with planning and zoning review expected in July and a council decision anticipated in August.\u00a0<\/p>\n To learn more about how the transcript that informed this report was created, visit Cambridge Artificial Intelligencer<\/a>.<\/p>\n