Business Licensing & Operations in Santa Clara County, CA (2026)

Santa Clara County Zoning Ordinance § 4.10.020

No adult use shall be located within 1,000 feet of any R or A base district; No adult use shall be located within 1,000 feet of any other adult use; and, No adult use shall be located within 1,000 feet of any nursery school, elementary school, junior high school, high school or public playground.

Santa Clara County Ordinance Code § B11-507

Any person owning or operating a body art facility shall obtain a facility permit from the Department and pay an annual facility permit fee established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. The facility permit shall be on display at the facility at all times. No person whose facility permit has been suspended or revoked shall continue to allow the practice of body art in the facility, unle...

Santa Clara County Ordinance Code § B11-578(a)

It shall be unlawful for any Person to act as a Retailer in an unincorporated area of the County without first obtaining and maintaining a Permit pursuant to this Chapter for each location at which Retailing occurs.

Santa Clara County Ordinance Code §§ B20-1, B20-6

Pursuant to the authority provided in Article 4 of Chapter 9 of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code (Business and Professions Code § 21625 et seq.), the County of Santa Clara establishes the following requirements for the conduct of secondhand dealer business in the unincorporated area of the County. ... The fee for processing an application for a license under Business and Professi...

Santa Clara County Zoning Ordinance § 4.20.070

On any residential lot in any zoning district, the servicing, repairing, assembling, disassembling, wrecking, modifying or otherwise working (hereinafter referred to as "work" within this section) on any motor vehicle or the placing or storing of disabled or inoperative motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies, parts, equipment, machinery, tools or other metal materials of any kind is only permitte...

Santa Clara County Ordinance Code §§ B12-242, B12-243

No person shall at the location of any vehicular accident, collision or other catastrophe or calamity, solicit or offer the sale of any towing service, or solicit or offer without charge any towing service, or solicit or offer without charge any other service. (Code 1954, § 10.6.3-1; Ord. No. NS-1009.1, § 1, 6-23-58) Sec. B12-243. - Parking near scene of accident. No vehicles equipped or...