Jurupa Valley, CA Home Business: Zoning & Home Occupation Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code Section
- Jurupa Valley Municipal Code Sec. 9.10.630 (Home Occupations)
- Approval Body
- Community Development Department (Planning Division)
- Business Registration
- City Business Registration Certificate required
- R-3 / R-6 Zones
- Site Development Permit with $500.00 deposit required
- Pending Update
- ZCA 24004 would add annual Home Occupation Permit (Sec. 9.240.570)
- Contact
- Planninginfo@jurupavalley.org / (951) 332-6464
Summary
Jurupa Valley requires a Home Occupation Permit approved through the Community Development (Planning) Department plus a City Business Registration Certificate before operating a business from a home. In the R-3 and R-6 zones, an approved Site Development Permit with a $500.00 deposit is required instead of the standard administrative approval.
As currently defined in Section 9.10.630, "Home Occupation" means those uses that are customarily conducted in a residence, provided such uses must be incidental and secondary to the principal use of a dwelling as a residence. A Home Occupation operation would typically involve using office equipment, phone, internet, and mail. In addition, the Section stipulates that no customers or clientele may visit the residence; no employees other than the resident are permitted except in family daycare businesses; and only vehicles typically used for personal use may be parked and/or stored on-site which infers that no commercial vehicles may be part of the Home Occupation.
Full Breakdown
The City's Home Occupation page states that a home occupation approval is required when a person does business in a home, uses a home address as a business address on business tax certificates, or uses a home phone as a business phone. Qualifying examples published by the City include office use for an online business such as EBay, Etsy, or Amazon, a landscaping business with only a home office, and a freelance physical therapist using the home for office use only. 630 (Title 9, Planning and Zoning), a provision the City adopted from the Riverside County zoning code at incorporation in 2011.
Separately, anyone conducting business in the city must obtain a City of Jurupa Valley Business Registration Certificate; the City does not issue traditional business licenses. An update to the home occupation rules (Zoning Code Amendment No. 570 with a formal annually-renewable Home Occupation Permit) was recommended for approval by the Planning Commission on December 10, 2025 and was pending final City Council action as of early 2026.
Violations & Fines
Operating a home business that does not meet the Section 9.10.630 criteria, or operating without the required Home Occupation approval and Business Registration Certificate, is a violation of the Jurupa Valley Municipal Code subject to City code enforcement. The City notes that issuance of a Business Registration Certificate does not certify compliance with other City, state, or federal laws; the operator remains responsible for full compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What does a home occupation application require in the R-3 or R-6 zones?
Is Jurupa Valley changing its home occupation rules?
Sources & Official References
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