Fresno, CA Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)

Under Fresno Municipal Code (Citywide Development Code) Section 15-2735(E), no customer or client visits are permitted except for personal instruction services such as musical instruction, art lessons, or academic tutoring; a total of eight clients and/or students per day may be permitted, but no more than three clients or students at any one time, with arrival and departure times staggered so as not to disrupt surrounding properties (E.5). Customers, clients, and employees must park on-site (or off-site only where the site cannot accommodate on-site parking), and the home occupation may not cause resident occupants to park elsewhere (E.6).

Employees, visitors, students, and clients are permitted only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. (E.7). Home occupations involving the display or sale of products from the site are prohibited except by mail, telephone, internet, or other electronic communication, unless permitted under the Cottage Food provision (E.8). Only one vehicle, owned by the operator and not exceeding one ton in capacity, may be used in conjunction with the home occupation (E.11); home occupations involving more than one commercial vehicle parked on-site are not permitted, and business equipment, machinery, attachments, or trailers may not be visible from the public right-of-way or neighboring properties (E.12).

The use may not generate passenger or commercial traffic inconsistent with the normal level on the street, and there may be no deliveries or pick-ups from commercial vehicles except those used by mail carriers (E.10).