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

110 lets residents run limited commercial activity from a house in any residential zone, but only if, to all outward appearances, neighbors and passersby stay unaware of it. The activity must be consistent with residential use, produce no exterior evidence, and stay confined to an enclosed living area of the dwelling or the garage, capped at twenty-five percent of gross floor area; it cannot spill outdoors or into an accessory structure counted toward required off-street parking. Only actual residents may work in the business; no outside employees are allowed, except a cottage food operation may hire one nonhousehold worker under Health and Safety Code Section 113758.

Electrical or mechanical equipment cannot create radio or television interference, line voltage fluctuation, or noise, vibration, glare or odor detectable off the lot. On-site training for promotional sales and out-of-doors displays of goods are both barred, and deliveries must move through standard mail or package carriers rather than freight trucks. A home occupation lapses if it does not begin within one year of the business license being issued, if it stops for more than six months, or if the original license holder moves away; a new license is required whenever the operation changes.

City staff may inspect the premises to confirm compliance, and before a license issues the applicant must sign a home occupation affidavit at the development services department attesting they understand these rules. 11.