Tracy Municipal Code Title 10, Chapter 10.08, Article 36 (§10.08.4600) requires a home occupation permit before conducting any home business. Businesses must be clearly secondary to the residential use and may not change the character of the neighborhood.
TMC Article 36 (Home Occupations — §10.08.4600) requires a home occupation permit from the City Planning Division before commencing any home-based business. Eligible businesses must be incidental and subordinate to the residential use. A business license from the Finance Department is also required (annual minimum fee $50 for first $500,000 gross receipts). §10.08.4610 prohibits specific uses as home occupations including photography studios, beauty parlors, barbershops, pet grooming, appliance or vehicle repair, animal hospitals, medical practices, music or dancing schools, and other schools with organized classes (individual instruction excepted). Home occupations may not produce external evidence of commercial activity or increase traffic beyond normal residential levels.
Operating without a home occupation permit: cease-and-desist order. Zoning violations: fines $100–$500 per day.
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