Home Business in Shasta County, CA (2026)
4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Shasta County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Unincorporated Shasta County allows home occupations as an accessory use to a residence under Zoning Code Section 17.88.175. The activity must be incidental to the home, conducted indoors, use no more than 25% of the dwelling or 400 square feet of a garage/accessory building, have no employees beyond residents, and generate no customer vehicle trips.
Shasta County Home Business Zoning
Some RestrictionsShasta County Department of Resource Management - Planning Division, 'Zoning Permit and Limitations on Use: Home Occupation With No Customer Vehicle Trips' (citing Shasta County Code Sections 17.02.255 and 17.88.170-17.88.196)
1. This permit is granted for a home occupation with no customer vehicle trips, described below, and as shown on the approved site plan (Exhibit A). 3. It shall be conducted in the home, an attached garage, or a residential accessory building. 4. The floor space occupied by the home occupation shall not exceed 25 percent of the floor space of the dwelling unit if located within the dwelling uni...
Signage Rules
Home occupations in unincorporated Shasta County are not allowed any business sign. Zoning Code Section 17.88.175 prohibits 'advertising signs of any kind' as exterior evidence of the activity, and large family day care homes are likewise barred from signs. Only ordinary residential identification and non-commercial signs are permitted on the property.
Shasta County Home Business Signage
Heavy RestrictionsShasta County Department of Resource Management - Planning Division, 'Zoning Permit and Limitations on Use: Home Occupation With No Customer Vehicle Trips,' Criterion 2 (citing Title 17 sign provisions Chapter 17.84)
2. There shall be no exterior evidence of the conduct of the home occupation, including, but not limited to: outside storage, electrical interference, dust, smoke, vibration, noise, odors, fumes, or advertising signs of any kind.
Customer Traffic Restrictions
Shasta County caps how many customers can drive to a home-based business each day. Under Section 17.88.205, a home occupation with customer vehicle trips is limited to six trips daily on lots of one acre or less, ten trips daily on larger lots, and requires an administrative permit rather than the no-visitor zoning permit.
Shasta County Home Business Customer Trip Limits
Significant RestrictionsShasta County Code Section 17.88.205
A home occupation with customer vehicle trips may be established on a lot, in addition to a permitted residential use, provided the home occupation meets all criteria of subsections A through E of Section 17.88.175, and customer vehicle trips do not exceed the following:A.If the lot is one acre or less in size, up to six customer vehicle trips may be permitted daily;B.If the lot is larger than ...
Home Daycare
Shasta County allows a large family day care home, one caring for up to fourteen children or adults, in any residential zone once an administrative permit is issued under Code Section 17.88.215. Small family day care homes serving eight or fewer are a permitted use with no such permit, but a large home cannot open within five hundred driving feet of another large family day care home and cannot post any sign.
Shasta County Large Family Day Care Rules
Some RestrictionsShasta County Code Section 17.88.215
A large family day care home may be established on a lot, in addition to a permitted residential use if an administrative permit is issued, and provided: A. The maximum number of children or adults at any time shall be fourteen (14). This includes the licensee's children and assistant's children under the age of ten and all other children under the age of eighteen; B. It may be located in a one...
Home Business by City in Shasta County
1 cities in Shasta County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
All Shasta County ordinances
See every category we cover for Shasta County: parking, noise, fences, fires, animals, pools, and more.
Shasta County Ordinance Hub →