Home occupations in San Leandro may not generate pedestrian, automobile, or truck traffic detrimental to the neighborhood, and may not reduce or eliminate any required residential parking.
San Leandro Zoning Code §2.04.220 requires that a home occupation shall not create pedestrian, automobile, or truck traffic detrimental to property in the vicinity, and shall not result in a reduction or elimination of any required parking space (the dwelling's required residential parking must remain available). All deliveries of materials related to the home occupation must be by the U.S. Postal Service or similar carrier (UPS, FedEx, etc.), or by means of vehicles customarily kept on the site by the permit holder or family members — meaning commercial supply deliveries by box truck or semi are not permitted. The combined effect of these rules is that client/customer visits, employee arrivals, and freight deliveries must be limited so the property continues to function as a residence first. Combined with the §2.04.220 ban on outside employees and on signage, the ordinance is designed to keep the existence of the home occupation invisible from the street.
Generating customer traffic, parking impacts, or commercial deliveries that violate §2.04.220 can result in Home Occupation Permit revocation and Zoning Code enforcement. Per Title 1 (Code Enforcement), a violation is a misdemeanor unless charged as an infraction ($100 first violation / $200 second within one year; third within 12 months may be prosecuted as misdemeanor up to $1,000 fine and/or up to one year in jail).
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