Perris, CA Home Business: Zoning & Home Occupation Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 19.02.140(b), Perris Municipal Code
- Zones permitted
- All residential zoning districts only
- Permitted types
- 8 listed categories, e.g. offices, crafts
- Non-listed businesses
- Not permitted as home occupations
Summary
Perris permits home occupations only as incidental uses in residential zones, and only for a fixed list of business types such as offices, instruction, and home crafts.
Home occupations are permitted as incidental uses in all residential zones subject to the requirements contained in this chapter. Only the following business activities are permitted as home occupations:1.Telecommuting, business, professional and sales offices, excluding medical, dental and similar uses that involve regular patient visits to the site...8.Home-based direct sales distributions businesses in which sales, merchandise distribution and product demonstrations are primarily conducted either off-site or by telephone, mail or other electronic communication.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
Perris Municipal Code § 19.02.140(b) confines home occupations to all residential zoning districts as incidental, subordinate uses, and limits them to eight specific categories: telecommuting and professional offices without client visits or retail sales, single-pupil instruction in academic or art subjects, work by artists and authors, dressmaking and tailoring, home crafts like model making and needlework, licensed home catering, small electronics repair under 40 pounds per item, and home-based direct sales conducted off-site. Any business activity outside these eight categories is not a permitted home occupation, and none may operate in a commercial or industrial zone.
Violations & Fines
Operating a home business outside these eight permitted categories, or outside a residential zone, is a Development Code violation; Perris Municipal Code § 1.16.005 makes it a misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 or six months.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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