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

Section 16.60.050(K)(1) sets the baseline: a home occupation may have a maximum of one customer or vendor on the premises at any one time, limited to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and it cannot host customers or vendors more frequently than once within any two-hour period. Subsection (K)(2) carves out a specific exception for tutoring: home occupations teaching music, academics, dance, swimming or tennis may have up to six non-resident students on-site at any one time and no more than eighteen non-resident students total during any one day, with the sports-related sessions also confined to the 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday window.

These traffic caps sit alongside the general rule in subsection (E) that a home occupation cannot generate vehicular or pedestrian traffic beyond what is normal for the zone, and subsection (F), which requires that the dwelling's required residential off-street parking remain available despite the added visits. A Planning Director-issued home occupation permit under Section 16.60.020 must be in place before any client visits begin, and the Director can inspect the premises at any time under Section 16.60.090 to confirm the customer counts and hours are being followed.