Vineyard home businesses require a Sacramento County General Business License under SCC §4.06 plus compliance with Zoning Code §3.9 Home Occupation Standards. Operations must be incidental to residential use, with no on-site employees and minimal customer traffic.
Sacramento County Zoning Code §3.9 (Home Occupations) sets operating conditions: (1) only occupants of the residence may participate - no on-site employees; (2) the home occupation must be clearly incidental and subordinate to residential use; (3) no exterior evidence of the business; (4) hours of operation may not begin before 7 a.m. or extend later than 9 p.m.; (5) part-time home occupations capped at 32 hours/week and 8 hours/day; (6) no customer traffic generating more than 2 trips per day; (7) no on-street parking spillover. A County General Business License under SCC §4.06 is also required ($30-$200 depending on classification).
Operating without a Business License: misdemeanor under SCC §4.06 - up to $1,000 fine. Zoning violations of §3.9: administrative citations $100/$200/$500.
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