5 rules for unincorporated Tehama County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Tehama County permits home occupations by right in its residential and agricultural zones, including RE, R-1, and AG-1 through AG-4. The activity must be incidental to the residence, confined within the dwelling, and use no more than 25 percent of the floor space, per the home occupation definition in Title 17.
Tehama County's home occupation definition limits on-site signs to not more than one square foot. The home occupation must produce no evidence of its existence beyond the premises other than that small sign, so larger commercial signage is not allowed for a home-based business.
Tehama County's home occupation definition expressly includes a cottage food operation as defined in California Health & Safety Code §113758, allowing one full-time-equivalent cottage food employee. Cottage food operations are thus a permitted home occupation in the County's residential and agricultural zones.
Tehama County's zoning code does not separately regulate family daycare homes; California state law controls. Under Health & Safety Code §1597.45, both small and large family daycare homes are a residential use by right for zoning, and a local jurisdiction may not impose a business license, fee, or tax to operate one.
Tehama County treats a qualifying home occupation as a permitted use by right in residential and agricultural zones, so no discretionary use permit is required as long as the operation stays within the code's home-occupation limits on floor space, employees, sales, and signage.
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