Calaveras County, CA Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Calaveras County Code § 17.25.140.C.5
- Max clients on site
- 3 at any one time
- Weekday client hours
- 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Weekend/holiday client hours
- 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Max daily vehicle trips
- 7.5 average daily trips
- Max outside employees
- 1 employee or contractor
Summary
Calaveras County Code § 17.25.140.C.5 caps on-site client visits to a home occupation at three people at any one time. Clients can only come by between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays, and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekends and holidays, and the business cannot generate more than 7.5 average daily vehicle trips.
17.25.140 - Home occupations. ... 5.On-Site Client Contact.a.Number. The number of customers or clients shall be limited to three at any time.b.Hours. Hours for clients shall be limited to 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. weekdays and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekends and holidays.6.Direct Sales Prohibition. Home occupations involving the display or sale of products or merchandise are not permitted from the site except by mail, telephone, internet, or other mode of electronic communication or except as otherwise allowed for cottage food operations. ... 10.Traffic and Parking Generation. Home occupations shall not generate more than 7.5 average daily trips in the vicinity or on the street on which the dwelling is located or the need for additional parking spaces.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
140 of the county code, which applies to any residential unit regardless of zoning district. on weekends and holidays. Outside those windows, no client traffic to the property is allowed at all. 6 prohibits the display or sale of products or merchandise from the site itself, except by mail, telephone, internet, or other electronic means, unless the business is a registered cottage food operation, which may sell food products directly. 5 average daily vehicle trips generated in the vicinity or on the street where the dwelling sits, and to no additional parking demand beyond what the residence already has.
4 further limits staffing to one employee or independent contractor working on site in addition to residents, which keeps the volume of people coming and going tied to a single outside worker rather than a crew.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the three-client cap, admitting customers outside the permitted hours, or running walk-in retail from a home occupation violates § 17.25.140 and is enforceable as a zoning infraction under Calaveras County Code § 17.41.050. The planning director, chief building official, or Sheriff can act on a complaint, and the county may use Chapter 8.06 abatement and cost-recovery procedures against the property owner, occupant, and any operator responsible for the violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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