Buena Park, CA Home Business: Home Occupation Permits (2026)

Anyone conducting, managing, or carrying on a business in the City of Buena Park must obtain a City business license; the City's finance and code enforcement pages state that a business operating as a home occupation must add a one-time $35.00 fee on top of the standard business license rates. The City confirms that business licenses and home occupation permits are processed in person at City Hall during normal business hours, and that many applications must be approved by the Community Development Department before a business license can be issued - the review step that checks the proposed home occupation against the Title 19 zoning conditions (no remodeling, no storage, family-only employment, no traffic, no external evidence). First-time applicants must apply in person, and the Finance Department (6650 Beach Blvd, 714-562-3500) handles business license applications, fees, and taxes for home occupations. The home occupation permit and business license are administrative approvals; the City does not, by code, require a discretionary public hearing for a standard home occupation. The permit ties the business to the residence and the resident family. Because the home occupation must remain incidental to residential use, the permit does not authorize signage, employees beyond resident family, or customer traffic. This is the City of Buena Park's own permitting program.