Lodi requires a Home Occupation Permit for any business conducted from a residence. The home occupation must be a secondary use, not the primary use of the property. A business license registration is also required under LMC Chapter 3.01.
LMC Title 17 (Development Code) requires a Home Occupation Permit for any business operated from a residence. The home occupation must be clearly secondary and incidental to the residential use. Accessory uses in residential districts shall not involve the conduct of any business except as defined as a home occupation. A business license registration is required under LMC Chapter 3.01. Applications are available online. Applicants must sign a statement confirming they have read and understand the Home Occupation Permit regulations.
Operating without permit: code enforcement action. Business license violation: penalties under LMC Ch. 3.01.
Lodi, CA
Vehicles parked on Lodi streets for more than 72 hours without moving are subject to towing under California Vehicle Code §22651(k). Inoperable vehicles (mis...
Lodi, CA
Lodi enforces the California Swimming Pool Safety Act and California Building Code Appendix V for residential pool enclosures, adopted through LMC Title 15 (...
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Lodi regulates fences under LMC 17.14.100 (Fences and Walls) within the Development Code. Fences up to 7 feet on residential side and rear property lines are...
Lodi, CA
Lodi allows limited backyard fowl in residential zones under LMC Title 6 (Animals), Chapter 6.12. Roosters and crowing fowl are restricted, and large livesto...
Lodi, CA
Lodi adopts the California Residential Code through LMC Title 15 and requires hard-wired, interconnected smoke alarms in all new dwellings and during permitt...
Lodi, CA
Lodi allows artificial turf as a water-conserving landscape material in residential yards, consistent with California's drought-response measures. Standard f...
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