Customer Traffic Restrictions: Martinez vs Walnut Creek

Martinez Home Occupation Permits prohibit non-resident employees from working on-site. Only individuals who reside in the home may conduct the business there. Off-site or remote employees are allowed. Exceptions exist for family daycare and limited state-protected uses.

Customer visits to home occupations in Walnut Creek are limited to preserve residential character. Most home occupations permit only occasional, by-appointment customer visits (typically no more than 1–2 clients at a time and a handful per day), with no walk-in business and no group gatherings or classes without additional review.