Home occupations require a business license and zoning clearance from Torrance. MEHKO (home kitchen) businesses also need a zoning clearance letter per Ordinance 3945.
Under the Torrance Municipal Code, a home occupation is defined as the secondary use of a person's own residence for a business activity carried on for profit. The City regulates home occupations to protect residential quality, peace, health, safety, and general welfare of surrounding properties and neighborhoods. Applicants must visit the Community Development Department Permit Center at City Hall, 3031 Torrance Blvd, to apply. The procedure was simplified in July 1998 with reduced costs. A City of Torrance Business License is required for all home occupations per TMC §31.7.3. The Business License Division can be reached at (310) 618-5828.
Operating a home occupation without approval from Community Development or without a business license is a code violation.
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Amplified sound must not exceed 15 dBA above ambient at property lines. On Sundays/holidays, amplified sound limited to 10 AM-6 PM. Must stay 200 ft from chu...
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Torrance prohibits dogs from barking, howling, or making loud noises that disturb the peace of residential neighborhoods under TMC §41.1.2. Animal Control ha...
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Machinery and mechanical equipment must not produce noise exceeding specified levels above ambient at residential property lines under TMC Chapter 6.
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Powered gardening equipment including leaf blowers may operate Mon-Fri and 9 AM-5 PM Saturdays. Prohibited Sundays/holidays. Homeowners exempt 10 AM-4 PM on ...
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Torrance adopts LA County Code Title 10 for animal control. No breed-specific bans exist, but dangerous/vicious dog declarations follow county procedures.
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Dogs must be licensed annually and kept under control at all times per LA County Code Title 10, adopted by Torrance. Rabies vaccination required.
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