Chino Hills, CA Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Daily visitor cap
- 3 persons per day
- Daily delivery cap
- 3 deliveries per day
- Permit required
- Home Occupation Permit (HOP)
- Max fine
- $100 per day of violation
- Issuing department
- Community Development Department
Summary
A Chino Hills Home Occupation Permit (HOP) caps client visits at three people per day under Municipal Code Section 16.56.020(I). The home cannot double as a retail storefront where customers browse merchandise, though occasional visits to complete paperwork, pay, or pick up ordered goods are allowed. Deliveries are capped separately at three per day.
I.Visitors or customers shall be limited to three persons per day;J.Deliveries to or from the HOP residence shall not exceed more than three per day and shall not involve the use of commercial vehicles except for Fed Ex, UPS or similar home delivery vehicle;K.The residence shall not be used as a retail storefront (i.e. potential customers shall not visit the premises to browse merchandise) although pursuant to Section 16.56.020(I), Performance Standards, occasional visits by clients to complete paperwork, tender payment, and/or take delivery of products previously ordered is permissible;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
56 of the Development Code. 020(I) sets the cap for foot traffic directly: visitors or customers are limited to three persons per day. 020(I) cap to complete paperwork, tender payment, or take delivery of products already ordered. 020(J) and cannot use commercial trucks, though Fed Ex, UPS, and similar home-delivery vehicles are exempt. 070 upon a showing of probable cause, with a right to appeal to an impartial hearing officer within thirty days. 020(I) visitor cap. A business that requires more foot traffic than three people a day, such as a walk-in retail operation, does not qualify for a Chino Hills HOP and needs a commercial location instead.
Violations & Fines
Operating a home business that draws more than three visitors a day, or otherwise violating Chapter 16.56, is an infraction under Section 16.56.080 punishable by a fine of up to $100 per offense, with each day of violation counted separately. The City can also treat a violation as a public nuisance and seek a court injunction to shut the business down under Section 16.56.080(B).
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Sources & Official References
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