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

020, a home occupation permit is required for enterprises conducted within a dwelling in a residential zoning district that remain clearly subordinate and secondary to the residential use. 040(A) confirms home occupations are allowed in all residential zoning districts, but only for activities on the allowed list (barbering, consulting, drafting, cottage food operations, internet sales, individual instructional lessons, secondary business offices, and similar). 030). 060 require the occupation stay confined to one room, occupy no more than 25% of the ground-floor gross area, use only one wall-mounted sign of two square feet, and rely on no more than one vehicle no larger than a one-ton truck, stored in an enclosed garage or behind a five- to six-foot fence.

A current business tax certificate is required before the occupation begins. Applicants exempt from the permit are limited to phone/computer/internet-only businesses with no visitors, no manufacturing, and no on-site signage, which need only a Clovis business license. A denied applicant may appeal to the Planning Commission in writing within fifteen days, with the Commission's decision final. Permits automatically expire after thirty consecutive days of discontinued use and are non-transferable, and the Director may revoke a permit for noncompliance, subject to appeal to the Commission and then the City Council.