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Home Business Rules by City in California

229 California jurisdictions compared, 184 cities and 45 counties, 835 rules in total.

Across California, Norwalk has the most restrictive home business on file and Sanger the most permissive. Every rating below is derived from ordinances we quote directly from each jurisdiction's published code: tap a place to read the text and its citation.

Few Restrictions (1)
Light Restrictions (8)
Some Restrictions (168)
Significant Restrictions (48)
Heavy Restrictions (4)

Home Business strictness, California

Select a county on the map to narrow the list. Shading shows how many jurisdictions we hold there, not how strict they are.

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