Tulare County, CA Home Business: Zoning Restrictions (2026)

Under Tulare County Zoning Ordinance No. 352, Chapter 3, § 15.A.7.a, a permitted (no-permit) Home Occupation must (1) be conducted wholly within a dwelling and be clearly incidental to the dwelling use, (2) have no outdoor storage of equipment, vehicles or supplies, (3) display no products visible from outside, (4) leave the outside appearance of the dwelling unchanged, (5) bear no advertising display signs, (6) employ only residents of the dwelling, (7) generate no additional pedestrian or vehicular traffic, (8) require no additional off-street parking for clients, (9) not push combined dwelling+business utility use above the neighborhood average, (10) limit business vehicles to one resident-owned vehicle of 3/4-ton capacity or less, (11) use no motor power other than electric and no motors above 1 H.P., (12) create no noise, vibration, glare, fumes or odor detectable off the property, (13) cause no radio/TV interference or line-voltage fluctuation off-premises, and (14) not be advertised to the general public via commercial directory, newspaper, radio, or television. Urban Home Occupations (§ 15.A.7.b) in zones R-A, R-O, R-1, R-2 and R-3 may use a dwelling AND accessory building, have one non-illuminated 2 sq. ft. name plate, up to 2 additional parking spaces for customers, but must not operate 10:00 p.m.-8:00 a.m. Rural Home Occupations (§ 15.A.7.c) in agricultural zones and large R-A/MR lots (≥43,000 sq. ft.) may employ one additional non-resident person and use one accessory building, but require a Use Permit. Section 15.A.7.b and 15.A.7.c both demand a Use Permit secured under Paragraph B of Part II of Section 16.