Perris, CA Home Business: Home Occupation Permits (2026)

To run a home-based business in Perris, a resident must obtain a valid City business license; the home occupation standards in Zoning Code Section 19.02.140 are then applied as the operating conditions. Unlike some cities, Perris does not impose a separate discretionary 'home occupation permit' or conditional use permit for a typical low-impact home occupation - compliance with 19.02.140 (incidental use, one room or 25% of the dwelling, no more than one outside employee, one customer vehicle at a time, no on-site retail, no signage, no nuisance effects) is what authorizes the use. Business licenses are processed through the City's online portal (perris.hdlgov.com), and the City advises contacting a City Planner or Building Permits Technician at (951) 943-5003 to confirm zoning before starting. Some home-based activities need extra approvals layered on top of the license: home catering and food-preparation businesses require Riverside County Environmental Health Department approval, and the City's business-license list flags certain activities (such as solicitors, sidewalk vendors, food trucks, and large family daycare facilities) as requiring special permits. The 2017 amendment (Ordinance 17-05199) updated 19.02.140 to its current form, modernizing the permitted-use list and the employee/customer limits.