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

Chapter 17.68 permits home occupations such as accountants, artists, consultants, contractors operating office-only with no outside equipment storage, tutors, real estate or insurance agents, and similar low-impact uses listed in Section 17.68.020. Section 17.68.030 bars uses that generate outside impacts or safety risk, including auto and vehicle repair, veterinary services and animal boarding, welding, upholstery shops, bed and breakfasts, restaurants and taverns, and repair or storage of boats, RVs or major appliances. Before operating, Section 17.68.050 requires the applicant to obtain a home business permit from the community development director or designee, in addition to a valid business license certificate under Title 5.

The applicant must be the owner and occupant of the home, or a tenant with the owner's written authorization. The community development director may request information about the location, type and manner of the business, and under Section 17.68.060 issues the permit only if the use is one listed in Section 17.68.020 and can meet the operating regulations of Section 17.68.040; the director may also deny a permit under Section 17.68.070 if the business would be an annoyance or detriment to the neighborhood. Once issued, the permit is personal to the named permittee and the stated location and cannot be transferred to a new owner, tenant or address, so a change in ownership or occupancy requires a fresh application.