Prescott Valley, AZ Business Licensing & Operations: Auto Repair on Residential Property (2026)

Town Code § 13-04-040 allows home occupations in residential zones, but it carves vehicle work out of them. Paragraph A(14) states that no work of any kind shall be performed on vehicles not owned or leased by the occupants of the dwelling that serves as the primary use to the home occupation. Paragraph C then lists uses expressly prohibited as home occupations, and the vehicle trades appear throughout it: automobile repair, sales, or painting (item 3), boat repair, sales, detailing, washing, or painting (item 5), recreational vehicle repair, sales, detailing, washing, or painting (item 15) and tow truck service (item 17).

Item 20 closes the list by prohibiting any other use having a potential to create adverse impacts similar to those created by the listed uses. The one softer entry is paragraph B(6): automobile detailing or washing is conditionally permitted if the business meets paragraph A and is licensed by the applicable state or county agency, or, where no license applies, obtains a conditional use permit under § 13-13-090. Paragraph A(15) also bars home occupations that use or store tractor trailers, semi-trucks, or heavy equipment. Repair work belongs in commercial or industrial zones.

Under § 13-05-010, Automotive B Uses, defined as automobile service stations and garages including motor repair and complete servicing and full-service automotive service stations, are conditional in the CN zone and permitted, subject to the table's standards, in the CG, CI, PM, IG and IH zones. A blank box in the table means the use is prohibited, and § 13-03-050(B) provides that no uses shall be made of property in a zoning district except those permitted under the zoning chapter.