Home Business in Santa Clara County, CA (2026)

Santa Clara County Zoning Ordinance § 4.10.180(A)

A.Home Occupations: General. Uses classified as Home Occupations: General shall be subject to all of the following:1.The use shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to the residential use of the property and shall not change the character thereof;2.The use shall be conducted within the dwelling by resident occupants, and may include one (1) nonresident employee;3.The use shall not create ad...

Santa Clara County Zoning Ordinance § 4.10.180(A)(7)

One (1) non-illuminated sign not exceeding one (1) square foot in area may be appropriately placed to identify the home occupation;

Santa Clara County Zoning Ordinance § 4.10.180(A)(3)

The use shall not create additional pedestrian, automobile or truck traffic in excess of the normal amount typical for the area. Client or customer visits to the site shall normally be limited to not more than three (3) per day, and 10 per week;

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1597.40

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that family daycare homes for children should be situated in normal residential surroundings so as to give children the home environment that is conducive to healthy and safe development. It is the public policy of this state to provide children in a family daycare home the same home environment as provided in a traditional home setting. (b) The Legislatu...