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

22 defines a home occupation as a use "customarily conducted entirely within a residential dwelling and carried on by a maximum of two occupants," one that stays "clearly incidental to the residential use of the dwelling" and cannot change the character of that use or affect the zone around it (Sec. 010). 96 (Sec. 020), plus a separate home occupation permit application filed with the business license collector, who issues the permit only after confirming compliance with the chapter and with community development and fire department regulations (Sec.

030). A permit fee set by council resolution applies at initial issuance (Sec. 040). Once approved, the permit lasts indefinitely until abandoned or revoked and cannot be transferred to a new owner or address (Sec. 060). The core dimensional standards sit in Sec. 050: the occupation must be conducted within the dwelling and stay "clearly secondary" to its residential use, cannot exceed two hundred square feet of living area, cannot be run out of a garage or accessory structure, and cannot store equipment or supplies in a garage, accessory structure, or outdoors. If the business license collector finds a violation, Sec. 68 procedure (Sec. 080) or fixes the problem first.