Bellflower, CA Home Business: Zoning Restrictions (2026)

The City of Bellflower regulates home-based businesses through its zoning code (Title 17), where a home occupation is listed as a permitted accessory use in residential zones such as the SF Single Family zone (Chapter 17.16), the A-E Agricultural Estate zone (Chapter 17.20) and the R-1 Low Density Residential zone (Chapter 17.24). The code limits a residential household to one business - only one home occupation per residential household is permitted. The intent is that the business remain incidental and accessory to the dwelling and not change the residential character of the property or the neighborhood. Consistent with that intent, the city's zoning rules keep customer traffic, employees, storage and equipment to residential norms, and a separate home occupation approval and business license are required before operating (see the home-occupation-permit topic). Definitions for residential uses and accessory uses appear in Chapter 17.08. Because the permitted uses depend on the specific zone of the property, the city's Planning Division reviews each home occupation to confirm the use is allowed at that location; Planning can be reached at (562) 804-1424. Bellflower is an incorporated city, so these zoning rules are the city's own - not Los Angeles County's - and apply to homes within the Bellflower city limits.