Glendale, AZ Home Business: Zoning & Home Occupation Permits (2026)

Section 35.3.204(H)(1) of the Glendale Code of Ordinances makes a Home Occupation (Class I) an accessory use permitted by right in all residential zoning districts, but only when the business meets every listed condition together: it is conducted entirely within the principal residence with no garage, accessory-building or outdoor storage; it is run only by residents, with no outside employees visiting the site; it produces no customer traffic and no more than one commercial delivery vehicle a day; it creates no offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odor, heat or glare beyond the property line; and business storage is capped at 5 percent of total floor area, or 10 percent of a garage or accessory building. The use also has to keep "no signs or other exterior evidence of its existence," maintain a valid City sales tax and business license, run only between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., and provide any incidental parking on site.

Section 35.3.204(H)(2) requires a Home Occupation (Class II) conditional use permit whenever the business cannot meet the in-home-only, residents-only, or no-customer-traffic conditions that define Class I. A Class II permit goes through the city's conditional use permit process, letting the Planning Commission impose tailored conditions on hours, parking or traffic instead of an automatic denial. The code also blocks accessory home businesses, Class I or II, from outdoor display or storage of building materials, machinery, unlicensed or inoperable vehicles, or other commercial chattel visible or emitting odor, dust, noise or glare beyond the lot line.