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Home-based Businesses

The Springs at High Rock is a residential community—not a business park.
Our policies are designed to preserve the quiet, safe, and neighbor-friendly environment that residents value.

Understanding home-based business vs. remote work

Key Difference

  • Home-Based Business: The home is used as a place of business that may affect the community

  • Remote Work: The home is simply a location where you perform your job, with no impact on neighbors
     

This distinction helps ensure that The Springs at High Rock remains a peaceful residential community while still supporting modern work-from-home lifestyles. To avoid confusion, it’s important to distinguish between operating a business from a home and simply working from home.

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Home-Based Business

A home-based business involves using a residence as a place to operate, manage, or conduct business activities that serve clients, customers, or commercial purposes.

This may include:

  • Meeting clients or customers at the home

  • Storing inventory, supplies, or equipment for sale or services

  • Receiving frequent deliveries related to business operations

  • Generating increased traffic, parking use, or noise

  • Employing staff who do not live in the home

Even if conducted from a residence, these activities function as a business operation and may impact the surrounding neighborhood.
 

Working from Home / Remote Work

Working from home (or remote work) means performing your job duties from your residence for an external employer or company, without operating a business from the home itself.

This typically includes:

  • Using a computer, phone, or similar tools to perform job tasks

  • Attending virtual meetings or calls

  • Completing work independently without in-person customer visits

  • No unusual traffic, deliveries, or disruption to the neighborhood

Remote work is considered a normal residential activity and does not change the primary use of the home.

Home-based Businesses in The Springs

Home-based businesses are generally not permitted within the community. However, certain low-impact, unobtrusive activities—such as accounting, writing, graphic design, or tutoring—may be conducted from home only if they remain discreet and secondary to residential use.

Permitted activities must:

  • Not generate noticeable traffic or frequent client visits

  • Not impact parking availability

  • Not involve large equipment or commercial vehicles

  • Not employ on-site staff who do not reside in the home

  • Remain quiet and unobtrusive at all times

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Prohibited Activities

To maintain the residential character of the neighborhood, the following are not allowed:

  • Operating businesses that create traffic, noise, or disruption

  • Storing business inventory, supplies, or equipment in the home or on the property

  • Conducting activities that involve safety hazards or dangerous materials

  • Producing excessive noise, strong odors, or other nuisances

  • Any use of a home that shifts its primary purpose away from residential living
     

Homes and dwellings within The Springs are intended for living—not commercial storage or operations.

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Enforcement

The HOA Board is responsible for maintaining community standards and will address violations as needed. This may include:

  • Issuing warnings

  • Imposing fines

  • Taking further action when necessary

Enforcement of fines and penalties will be carried out in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes 47F-3-107.1.

Expressing Concerns

If a Springs HOA Member feels that this policy is being violated, they may make a formal complaint to the HOA Board. The Board will review the issue and decide whether the sign and/or flag may remain or must be removed.

Violations of this policy may result in fines subject to N.C.G. S. 47F-S-107.1

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