Glendale, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Auto Repair on Residential Property (2026)

030. Finding (I) bars "any hazardous process or emission of smoke, dust, noise, fumes, odors, vibrations or glare," language that squarely covers solvents, exhaust, brake dust and welding common to vehicle repair. Finding (H) permits "no mechanical equipment, other than those used for normal household purposes," ruling out lifts, air compressors, diagnostic rigs and power tools scaled for automotive work rather than household chores. Finding (E) separately forbids "outdoor storage of materials and/or supplies or other outdoor activity related to the home occupation," which forecloses keeping parts, tires, fluids or vehicles awaiting repair in a driveway or yard.

030 requires the director to make all listed findings affirmatively before any permit issues, failing even one is fatal to the application; a use that trips three of them, as home auto repair does, cannot legally obtain a home occupation permit in Glendale regardless of scale or hours. The director additionally has independent authority to refuse any permit application found "contrary to the best interests of the surrounding property or neighborhood," a second, freestanding basis for denial even where an applicant tries to argue around the specific findings above.