Costa Mesa home occupations that involve customer visits require a minor conditional use permit. Without one, no customers may visit. With approval, up to 1 customer at a time and 8 per day maximum are allowed under CMMC Article 6.
Under CMMC Article 6, the home occupation shall not generate pedestrian or vehicular traffic beyond that normal to the neighborhood. Home businesses that do not involve any customer visits operate under the standard home occupation permit. However, home occupations that generate customer traffic and do not involve more than one customer/client at a time and no more than 8 customers/clients per day require approval of a minor conditional use permit. This provides a pathway for service-based businesses like tutoring, counseling, or consulting that need limited client visits. No direct sale of products on the premises is permitted regardless. Commercial deliveries must be consistent with typical residential activity.
Exceeding customer limits or generating excessive traffic may result in permit revocation. Operating without the required conditional use permit for customer-facing businesses violates the zoning code.
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