Home occupations in Stockton must cause minimal impact on neighboring parcels under SMC Chapter 16.132. The business must be clearly incidental to residential use, limiting customer visits to maintain the residential character of the neighborhood.
SMC Chapter 16.132 home occupation permits are intended to allow business activities that cause minimal impact on neighboring parcels. The home occupation must be clearly incidental and secondary to residential use. While specific customer visit limits are not enumerated in the code, the requirement for minimal neighborhood impact effectively limits customer traffic. Excessive traffic, parking demand, or noise from a home business can result in revocation of the HOP. Deliveries and client visits should not disrupt the residential character of the neighborhood.
Excessive customer traffic or neighborhood impact: HOP revocation. Parking violations from customers: enforcement under SMC Ch. 10.04.
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