Kern County, CA Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)

19.94.040 MINIMUM STANDARDS. A home occupation shall comply with the following minimum standards: A. The home occupation shall be conducted solely by the occupants of the residence. B. Not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the gross area of one (1) floor of a residence, or equivalent area in an enclosed detached accessory building, shall be used for such purpose, including storage space required in conjunction with the home occupation. C. No use shall require external alterations or involve construction features or the use of electrical or mechanical equipment that would change the fire rating of the structure or the fire district in which the structure is located. D. There shall be no outside storage of any kind related to the home occupation. E. The home occupation shall be conducted by appointment only. F. The home occupation shall not require the services of commercial carrier freight deliveries at the site in a frequency greater than normally found in a residential area. G. No home occupation shall create noise, dust, vibration, smell, smoke, glare, electrical interference, fire hazard, or any other hazard or nuisance to any greater or more frequent extent than that usually experienced in an average residential occupancy in the district in question under normal circumstances wherein no home occupation exists. H. There shall be no on-site sales of products or merchandise other than those produced on the premises and shall be limited to those which are incidental to the permitted home occupation. I. No sign shall be permitted, other than the clearly posted address of the home. J. Vehicles required for the operation of a home occupation shall not exceed a gross weight of five (5) tons. K. Class I flammable liquids or liquefied flammable gases may not be used or stored on the premises. Not more than the equivalent of seventy-five (75) cubic feet of other flammable material used in conjunction with the home occupation may be used or stored on the premises. L. The home occupation shall not be operated in such a manner as to cause a nuisance or interfere with the peace and quiet, and the residential character, of the neighborhood.