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

Table 19.312.010 marks 'Home Occupation' as an 'I' (incidental) use in every single-family residential zone, meaning no discretionary zoning permit or conditional use permit is required. Instead, Buena Park Municipal Code § 19.348.030 sets the operating limits directly: no home occupation may exceed one room of the dwelling, use garages or accessory buildings, alter the dwelling's appearance, employ non-residents, display signs, or generate outside traffic. Exceeding any limitation makes the business a code violation rather than a permitted home occupation, and a separate business license is still required under Title 5 unless the operator qualifies for the small-business exemption in § 5.00.240.