Home Business in Santa Barbara County, CA (2026)

Santa Barbara County Code § 35.42.190.C.1, .C.3, .C.5

Only one home occupation shall be allowed on any one lot. The home occupation shall be conducted either entirely within not more than one room of the dwelling, not including garages, or entirely within an artist studio... The home occupation shall be conducted solely by the occupant(s) of a dwelling located on the lot... There shall be no more than five customers, patients, clients, students, o...

Santa Barbara County Code § 35.42.190.C.4 (Home Occupations - signage)

No displays or signs naming or advertising the home occupation shall be permitted on or off the lot that contains the home occupation. All advertising for the home occupation (e.g., telephone directories, newspaper or other printed material) or on equipment or vehicles associated with the home occupation shall not divulge the location of the home occupation. Business cards and letterhead may li...

Santa Barbara County LUDC § 35.42.190.D.1.e

e.There shall be no more than five customers, patients, clients, students, or other persons served by the home occupation upon the lot that contains the home occupation at any one time except for in-home retail sales as allowed in compliance with Subsection E.1.a, below.

Santa Barbara County LUDC Sec. 35.21.030, Table 2-1, Note (4); Sec. 35.110 (Glossary)

(4) A change of use to a large or small family day care home, serving children, is exempt from zoning permits. An application to construct a new structure to be used as a large or small family day care home, serving children, is subject to the same standards and permit requirements as a proposal to construct a residential structure in the same zone. ... Large Family Day Care Home, serving child...