Home Business in California (2026)

While most home occupation rules are local, state law guarantees certain residential uses statewide, including…

Napa County Code 18.104.090 limits home occupations to the dwelling itself (no accessory buildings), confines them to…

Unincorporated San Benito County allows home occupations in every residential and agricultural zone (AR, AP, R, RT, RR…

Chino confines home occupations to residential zoning districts, bars a lengthy list of trades outright, and limits the…

Costa Mesa treats a home business as a secondary use of a residential property and requires a home occupation permit…

Fairfield requires a Home Occupation Permit tied to your Business License before running a business from home, and caps…

In Garden Grove's R-1 single-family zone, a home occupation permit is not open to the general public: Municipal Code…

Every home-based business in Hercules needs an administrative use permit from the Community Development Director, and…

Indio requires a Director-certified Home Occupation Permit plus a City business license before running any home-based…

Running a business from an Inglewood home requires Planning and Building Department authorization under Section…

Moreno Valley requires a home occupation permit before running any business from a residence. The community development…

In the City of Pacifica, running any home-based business requires a home occupation permit from the Zoning…

Perris permits home occupations only as incidental uses in residential zones, and only for a fixed list of business…

Running a business from a Petaluma home requires a conditional Home Occupation Permit issued by the Zoning…

Redlands allows a home-based business only as a "home occupation" under Chapter 18.160, and it requires a permit, a…

Redondo Beach allows a home occupation as a secondary business inside a dwelling, but only after the operator files a…

In unincorporated San Bernardino County, Class I home occupations need no permit, while Class II and III require a…

Santa Ana requires a home occupation permit from the zoning administrator before anyone runs a business from a…

Vista bars any home-based occupation in a residential, mixed-use, estate, agricultural, or open space zone unless the…

Alameda treats a home-based business as a lawful home occupation under Zoning Code Section 30-2 only if it stays…

Unincorporated Alameda County allows a home occupation only as an accessory use to a dwelling in an R (residential) or…

Alhambra allows home occupations in any residential unit citywide, but confines them to one room capped at 25% of a…

Anaheim confines home-based businesses to members of the resident family, bars any outdoor storage or exterior sign of…

Antioch allows home occupations in any dwelling, but only as a strictly incidental, invisible-from-outside use. AMC §…

Apple Valley requires a Home Occupation Permit before running any business from a residence, and the Planning Division…

Bakersfield confines home occupations to an accessory, incidental use of a residence: the business must stay invisible…

Running a business from a Baldwin Park home requires a home occupation permit from the Business License Department, and…

Anyone running a business from a Bellflower residence by phone, mail, or fax must obtain a home occupation business…

Berkeley zones home occupations by traffic class: Class I needs only a Zoning Certificate, Class II needs an…

Bostonia is unincorporated San Diego County, so home businesses are governed by the County Zoning Ordinance Section…

Brentwood requires a home occupation use permit under Municipal Code Chapter 17.840 for any home-based business, even…

Buena Park treats home occupations as an incidental residential use requiring no conditional use permit, but every…

Home occupations are permitted in residential zones of unincorporated Butte County under Section 24-162, but only as a…

Calaveras County Code § 17.25.140 lets any residential unit in the unincorporated county host a home occupation…

Camarillo treats a home business as a privilege, requiring a home occupation permit from the community development…

Carlsbad allows home occupations as an accessory residential use only if the business stays clearly secondary to the…

Carson confines home occupations to one room of the dwelling, bars outside employees and on-site sales, and requires…

Ceres caps home-based businesses at one room or 20% of main-floor space, bars employees reporting to the house, and…

Chico only allows permitted home occupations in residential zoning districts, the OR/OC office districts, and NE/NG TND…

Every home-based business in Chino Hills needs a Home Occupation Permit. Municipal Code Section 16.56.020 caps the…

Chula Vista confines home occupations to residential (R) zones and layers on operational standards under CVMC…

Clovis requires a home occupation permit before any business operates out of a residence. Chapter 9.58 confines the…

Running a business from home in unincorporated Colusa County requires an administrative permit and compliance with…

Compton allows home occupations only as low-intensity accessory uses to a residential dwelling. Section 30-11.5 caps…

Concord Development Code Section 18.200.100 allows home-based businesses as an accessory use in any residential zone…

Home occupations are permitted in every legally established residential dwelling unit in any zoning district of…

Corona allows home occupations only if the business is clearly incidental to residential use, run entirely inside the…

Cupertino permits home occupations in residential zones only when the business stays clearly incidental and secondary…

Under DCMC Chapter 17.36, a home occupation must be clearly secondary to the dwelling, confined to one room no larger…

Davis allows a home-based business as a permitted 'home occupation' use in residential districts under Section…

Downey requires a Home Occupation Permit from the City Planner before running any business from a residence, renewed…

Dublin, California requires a City Business License before operating any Home Occupation in a residential zoning…

Eastvale allows one home-based business per residence but requires a zoning clearance and business registration before…

El Cajon allows home occupations as an accessory residential use only if the operator meets every one of ten mandatory…

Section 130.40.160 of the El Dorado County Zoning Ordinance (Title 130) permits home occupations in any zone that…

El Monte allows a home occupation business as an accessory use in any residential zone under Zoning Code Section…

Elk Grove allows home occupations in every residential zoning district without a zoning permit, but caps how much of…

Escondido requires a business license before any dwelling can be used for a home occupation, issued by the director…

Folsom requires a home occupation permit from the planning, inspections and permitting department before running any…

Fremont requires a home occupation permit before running a business from a residence. The zoning administrator issues…

Fresno Citywide Development Code Section 15-2735 allows home occupations in all residential units citywide regardless…

Fresno County's Zoning Ordinance splits home businesses into two tiers. Section 834.4.190 lets Class I home occupations…

Fullerton allows a home-based business in any residential zone, but only if it stays invisible from the street…

Glendale requires a home occupation permit from the director of community development before any business runs out of a…

Running a business from home in unincorporated Glenn County starts with a Home Occupation Permit filed with the…

Hawthorne requires a home occupation permit from the planning department before running a business from a residence…

Hayward allows home-based businesses as a matter of right under the 'Home Occupation' standards in Municipal Code…

Running a business from a Hemet home requires both a business license and a separate home occupation permit under City…

Hesperia requires anyone running a home-based business to get a business license plus a written home occupation…

Humboldt County's zoning standards for home-based businesses prohibit outside activity or storage, cap business use at…

Running a home-based business in a Huntington Beach residential district always requires a business license, and…

Home occupations are a listed permitted use in Imperial County's R-1 and R-2 residential zones, but only when the…

Irvine treats a home-based business as an accessory use permitted, by right, in its residential zoning districts, not a…

Jurupa Valley requires a Home Occupation Permit approved through the Community Development (Planning) Department plus a…

Kern County Zoning Ordinance § 19.94.040 limits home occupations to 25% of the gross area of one floor of the residence…

Kings County sorts home businesses into three tiers: Minor needs no permit, Rural and Urban require Site Plan Review…

Lake County allows home occupations in residential zones only as a strictly secondary use to the dwelling, with tighter…

Lakewood requires a business license for any home occupation and limits it to an accessory use that cannot alter the…

Every home-based business in Lancaster needs a home-based business license under Municipal Code Section 17.08.200, not…

Every Lodi home occupation needs a city business license, must stay clearly secondary to the property's use as a…

Long Beach lets residents run a home-based business under Long Beach Municipal Code § 21.51.235, but the permit issues…

Home occupations are allowed by right in all LA residential zones as an accessory use under 21 detailed conditions; no…

The Agua Dulce CSD permits home-based occupations in residential and agricultural zones with CSD-specific restrictions…

Los Banos allows home occupations as a secondary, by-right use in residential zones only if they generate no…

Home occupations are permitted in all Madera R zones under Municipal Code § 10-3.405(H), but the Planning Commission…

Home-based businesses in unincorporated Madera County, cottage industries, can use no more than 25% of one floor of the…

Manteca allows home-based businesses only where consistent with zoning district use standards, approved through an…

Marin County Development Code § 22.32.100 allows home occupations as an accessory use in every residential zoning…

Merced splits home-based businesses into 'minor' and 'major' home occupations under Chapter 20.48. A minor home…

Unincorporated Merced County allows home occupations only with an approved Zoning Clearance, run by someone who lives…

Mission Viejo allows home-based businesses in every residential zone under a Home Occupation Permit tied to Sec…

Modesto treats a home business as an accessory use permitted in residential zones only if the operator lives on site…

Monterey treats home occupations as principally permitted uses in every residential zone, but caps employment at two…

Monterey County Code 21.64.090 (inland) and 20.64.090 (coastal) allow home occupations by right in residential and…

Running a business from a Moorpark home requires a home occupation permit from the community development director, with…

Mountain View allows home occupations as an accessory use in every residential zoning district, but City Code Section…

Murrieta requires a home occupation permit, reviewed and approved by the Planning Director, before any business can…

Section 12.03.110 of the Nevada County Zoning Regulations allows limited commercial activity from a residence as an…

Newport Beach permits home occupations by right in every residential zoning district under Table 2-1, but Municipal…

Every home-based business in Norwalk needs a Home Occupation Permit before it opens. The activity must stay wholly…

Running a business from home in Oakland requires Director of City Planning certification under Planning Code Chapter…

Running a home business in Oceanside requires a business license from the Business License Office under Zoning…

An Ontario home occupation must be clearly incidental and subordinate to the residential use, conducted only by the…

Orange allows home occupations as a secondary use in any dwelling, but bars outside signs, on-site sales of goods…

Unincorporated Orange County allows home occupations by right inside the dwelling, but the Zoning Code bans exterior…

Oxnard requires a home occupation permit from the Community Development Director before anyone runs a business out of a…

Home occupations in Palm Springs require a home occupation permit before starting. Municipal Code Sec. 5.22.030 has the…

Running a business from a Palmdale home requires a home occupation clearance under Municipal Code Sec. 17.26.060…

Running a business from a Pasadena home requires a nontransferable Home Occupation Permit under Zoning Code Section…

In unincorporated Placer County, home-based businesses are regulated as 'home occupations' under Placer County Code…

Running a business from home in Pleasanton's A or R zoning districts requires a zoning administrator home occupation…

Pomona permits a home occupation as an accessory use in every dwelling unit, but Sec. 550.C.6 confines it to General…

A home business needs zoning certification before it opens plus a city business license, and it must stay incidental to…

Running a home business in Rancho Cucamonga requires a home occupation permit before starting, on top of any city…

Redding allows a home-based business in every residential zoning district, but only under Municipal Code Section…

In Redwood City a home occupation is a business conducted within a dwelling unit by its residents that is incidental to…

Home occupations are permitted in every Rialto residential zone district with a permit (RMC 5.68.030), but the business…

Richmond allows home occupations only where permitted by the base zoning district and only as an activity incidental to…

Riverside allows home occupations in every residential zone but strictly caps their physical footprint. Municipal Code…

Unincorporated Riverside County allows home occupations by right in residential zones, but confines the business…

Running a business from a Rohnert Park home requires a business license under Section 17.07.110, which conditions…

Roseville requires a zoning clearance certification before a home occupation can begin, and any business needing…

Running a business from a Sacramento house needs either an administrative permit or a conditional use permit under City…

Home occupations in unincorporated Sacramento County operate under conditions attached to the business license, and…

Salinas requires a home occupation permit from community planning and development before any business operates out of a…

San Clemente allows home occupations inside legal residential dwelling units in every zone, but Municipal Code Section…

San Diego lets residents run a home occupation as a limited use on residential property under Municipal Code §…

In unincorporated San Diego County, a home occupation is a permitted accessory use by right under Zoning Ordinance…

San Francisco allows home-based businesses citywide as an accessory use to a dwelling, capped at one-third of the…

San Jose allows home-based businesses in dwellings without a separate permit, but only if the activity meets every…

Running a business from a San Leandro home requires a home occupation permit from the Zoning Enforcement Official under…

Section 22.30.230 of the Inland Land Use Ordinance permits home occupations as accessory to a residence so long as the…

San Marcos allows home occupations in Residential, Agricultural, and Mixed Use zones only if the business is run solely…

Unincorporated San Mateo County allows home occupations by right in residential zones like R-1 and R-E, but caps them…

Running a business from a San Ramon home requires a home occupation permit under Municipal Code section D4-33.A, issued…

Home occupations are allowed in any dwelling in any zone in unincorporated Santa Barbara County under Land Use &…

Running a business from a Santa Clara home requires a Zoning Clearance under Title 18 Section 18.60.120, and the use…

Home-based businesses in unincorporated Santa Clara County must operate entirely inside the dwelling, employ no more…

Every home-based business in Santa Clarita needs a home occupation permit under Chapter 17.65, and only one is allowed…

Santa Cruz Municipal Code Section 24.10.160 allows a home occupation only as a use clearly incidental and secondary to…

Santa Cruz County Code Section 13.10.613 allows home occupations as a secondary use in residential zones. The activity…

Home occupations are permitted in Santa Maria's residential districts (R-1, RA, RSL-1, R-2, etc.) but only as a use…

Under Santa Rosa Zoning Code Section 20-42.070, a home occupation is allowed in any residential zone only when it is…

Unincorporated Shasta County allows home occupations as an accessory use to a residence under Zoning Code Section…

Every home business in Simi Valley needs a Home Occupation Permit issued by the Director, confined to one room capped…

Unincorporated Solano County allows home occupations as an accessory residential use under Zoning Code Chapter 28…

A home business in the City of Sonoma must operate as a limited activity confined entirely inside the residence or an…

Sonoma County Zoning Code Section 26-88-121 allows home occupations in agricultural, residential, and certain…

South Gate requires a home occupation permit before running any business from a residential dwelling, reviewed and…

Running a business from a house in unincorporated Stanislaus County requires it to qualify as a 'home occupation' under…

Running a business from a Stockton house requires a Home Occupation Permit under Development Code Chapter 16.132, plus…

Sunnyvale allows a home occupation in any zoning district, but only with a business license and director of community…

Unincorporated Sutter County allows home occupations in residential zones under Zoning Code Article 12. The code…

Tehama County allows home occupations by right in residential and agricultural zones, no discretionary use permit…

Running a business from a Temecula home requires a Home Occupation Permit reviewed by the Director of Planning, not a…

To run a business from home in Thousand Oaks, you need a home occupation permit, and the criteria cap the operation at…

Tracy requires a home occupation permit to conduct a business, profession, service, or handicraft manufacture within or…

Home occupations in unincorporated Tulare County are regulated by the County Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 352…

Turlock allows home occupations by right with a permit in every residential zone, but caps the business to 400 square…

Union City allows home occupations in RS and RM residential districts as a permitted use, but caps them at 20% of…

Upland allows home-based businesses in any residential zone but splits them into minor and major home occupations, each…

Vacaville allows home occupations in any residential unit but caps them at 20 percent of a building's floor area and…

Vallejo confines a home-based business to the dwelling, garage, or an accessory structure and caps its footprint at 20…

In the City of Ventura, Chapter 24.125 of the Municipal Code lets you run a home occupation in any zone that contains a…

Running a business from a home in unincorporated Ventura County requires meeting the county's home-occupation…

Victorville requires a Home Occupation Permit before running any business out of a residence. Development Code Section…

Home businesses in Visalia require an administrative home occupation permit from the planning department, and no public…

West Covina allows home occupations in residential zones only if they stay small: no non-family employees, no more than…

West Sacramento allows a home occupation by right in any residential unit and zone, but confines it to the dwelling or…

Running a business from a Westminster home requires a Home-Based Business Zoning Clearance Permit before a business…

Whittier allows home occupations on any residential lot as an accessory use, no separate permit needed, but Whittier…

Yolo County Zoning Code Sec. 8-2.306(ab) governs rural home occupations in agricultural zones (max two non-family…

Yuba City allows a home occupation in any residential district without a separate zoning permit, but Municipal Code…

Yuba County's Table 11.74 permits home occupations by right in every agricultural, rural community, and residential…

Burbank Municipal Code 10-1-672 limits a home occupation to no more than the greater of 400 square feet or 20 percent…

Lake Forest's Municipal Code lists home occupations as a permitted accessory use in every residential zoning district…

Running a business from home in unincorporated Mendocino County does not require a use permit, but Sec. 20.156.005…

Home occupations in Santa Monica require a Zoning Conformance Review before the City will issue a business license…

Hanford, California permits home occupations by right in every residential zone -- R-L-12, R-L-8, R-L-5, R-M, and R-H…

Menifee requires a ministerial Home Occupation Permit for businesses conducted entirely inside the residence, or a…

Ridgecrest permits home occupations by right in its single-family and multifamily residential zones, from R-1 through…

San Rafael grants residents a vested right to run a qualifying home occupation without a separate zoning permit, as…

Alhambra bans every sign for a home-based business. Section 23.22.170(E)(1) requires the residence to keep its ordinary…

Antioch bars any exterior sign for a home occupation. AMC § 9-5.901(B)(2) says the home's appearance cannot be altered…

Bakersfield bars any sign advertising a home occupation. Bakersfield Municipal Code § 17.63.030(A) allows only a sign…

Berkeley bars any on-site sign identifying or advertising a home occupation, a flat citywide prohibition that applies…

Brentwood bans all signage for home-based businesses outright. Municipal Code § 17.840.008(H) prohibits "the display of…

Home occupations in Buena Park cannot display any sign beyond what a dwelling itself is allowed, and cannot show any…

Camarillo bans signage for home-based businesses outright: Sec. 19.65.020(C)(7) forbids any advertising or sign that…

Chino flatly bans any sign identifying a home occupation, listed among prohibited sign types in the citywide sign code…

Chula Vista prohibits any sign advertising a home-based business. CVMC 19.14.490(L) states flatly that 'the home…

Compton bans signage for home-based businesses outright: Municipal Code Sec. 30-22.4(b)(10) lists 'signs advertising…

Home occupations in Costa Mesa may display no signs at all and cannot advertise using the home address, except in the…

Downey bans signage for home-based businesses outright: § 9408.08(i) prohibits displaying any sign for a home…

Dublin, California Municipal Code §8.64.030(Q) bans any advertising sign, window display, or other identification of a…

El Cajon bans signage entirely for home occupations: Municipal Code Sec. 17.225.050(C) requires that a home occupation…

El Monte prohibits any on-site sign advertising a home occupation business. Zoning Code Section 17.110.050(C)(3) allows…

Fairfield bans any sign, window display, or other exterior identification for a home-based business, and prohibits…

Fresno Citywide Development Code Section 15-2735(E) requires that the residential appearance of the unit be maintained…

Fullerton prohibits any signage for a home-based business operating out of a residential dwelling. Fullerton Municipal…

Home occupations in Garden Grove cannot post any sign advertising the business or its products. Section 9.18.030.210(E)…

Glendale bans signs for home-based businesses entirely. Municipal Code Sec. 30.33.040(K) lists "signs for home…

Hawthorne allows no signage at all for a home-based business. The home occupation permit standards flatly prohibit any…

Hayward home occupations cannot display any sign, exterior marking, or other matter revealing that a business operates…

Hesperia bans all signage for home-based businesses: no exterior sign of any kind and no advertising that uses the home…

Huntington Beach bans any sign, name plate, or displayed merchandise for a home occupation that is visible from outside…

Imperial County flatly bans any sign at a home occupation site that identifies the service being offered, keeping the…

Irvine's Home Occupation Permit standards flatly prohibit any signage: Zoning Ordinance Sec. 2-14-3(B)(4) states there…

Kern County prohibits all home occupation signs in unincorporated areas. Under § 19.94.040(9), 'No sign shall be…

Lakewood bans advertising signs and structures for any home-based business outright. Section 9320.J.10 of the Municipal…

Lancaster bans all signage advertising a home-based business at the residential property, with no exception for size or…

Mission Viejo bans all signage for home-based businesses outright: Sec. 9.10.020(b)(5)(a)(xi) prohibits any advertising…

Modesto flatly bans signs identifying a home business, its products, or its services, and separately bars advertising…

Monterey allows no sign of any kind for a home occupation on the house or property, and separately bars any…

Monterey County Code 20.64.090 / 21.64.090 prohibits any advertising for a home occupation on the property. Residential…

Moorpark flatly bans advertising signs, displayed merchandise or equipment for home occupations: home-based businesses…

Moreno Valley's home occupation permit conditions ban business signage almost entirely. Section 9.02.130(D)(4)-(5)…

Mountain View bars any signage for a home-based business. City Code Section 36.28.85(c) states there is "no window…

Murrieta bans signage outright for home-based businesses. Section 16.60.050(D) states there shall be no signs, banners…

Newport Beach bans any visible signage for a home-based business. Municipal Code Section 20.48.110(D) prohibits…

Norwalk allows no advertising signs or displays of any kind for a home-based business. Municipal Code Section…

Oceanside bans all signage for a home-based business: Zoning Ordinance Section 3007.C.3 states flatly, 'No signage…

Orange bans exterior signage for any home-based business. Municipal Code Section 17.13.040(KK) defines a lawful home…

Unincorporated Orange County bans signage entirely for home occupations: the zoning code's home occupation standards…

Oxnard's home occupation rules leave no room for business signage: Municipal Code Section 16-403(2) bars any sign that…

Home businesses in Palm Springs cannot display any sign at all. Municipal Code Sec. 5.22.050(12) prohibits "all…

Palmdale bars nearly all signage for a home-based business. Municipal Code Sec. 17.26.060(D)(3) prohibits any sign…

Pasadena bans any on-site sign advertising a home occupation business, even though the underlying activity itself is…

Perris Municipal Code flatly prohibits any signage or commercial advertising for a home occupation business operating…

Pleasanton bars signage for a home occupation almost entirely: no signing is allowed on the site in connection with a…

Rancho Cucamonga bans all signage for home-based businesses outright. Development Code § 17.92.030(I) prohibits any…

Redding bans on-site advertising for any home occupation. Municipal Code Section 18.43.110(A)(13) allows only one…

Redlands prohibits advertising signs for any home-based business. City Code Section 18.160.020(F) bars a home…

A home occupation license in Redondo Beach comes with a flat ban on outward signage: no merchandise, nameplate, or sign…

Redwood City bans signage that advertises a home-based business, full stop. City Code Section 3.72 lists "Home Based…

Rialto bans all on-site display and advertising for home occupations except a single non-illuminated nameplate no…

Riverside prohibits any sign or commercial advertising for a home occupation. Municipal Code Section 19.485.040(J) bars…

Rohnert Park bars any exterior sign, lighting change, or facade alteration that reveals a home occupation is being run…

Roseville bans advertising signs for home-based businesses outright. Municipal Code § 19.42.050(J) allows no signage at…

Sacramento bans any sign, nameplate, or advertising at a home occupation's address outright. City Code § 17.228.230.A.7…

Salinas bans every on-site sign for a home occupation. Municipal Code Sec. 37-50.100(e)(1)(J) prohibits any sign…

San Clemente Municipal Code Section 17.28.160(C)(8) flatly bans signage for a home occupation: no signs for the home…

San Diego bans all signage advertising a home occupation, and other advertising for the business may not even list the…

San Ramon bars any exterior sign advertising a home-based business. Municipal Code section D4-33.C.8 requires no…

Santa Ana flatly bans signage for home-based businesses. Section 41-192.2(a) states "there shall be no signs or other…

Santa Clarita allows no signage at all for home-based businesses. Section 17.65.040(I) of the Unified Development Code…

Home occupations in unincorporated Shasta County are not allowed any business sign. Zoning Code Section 17.88.175…

Simi Valley bans all signage advertising a home occupation. Under Municipal Code Section 9-44.090(B)(2), a home-based…

The City of Sonoma bars home occupations from displaying any exterior sign, window advertisement, merchandise, or other…

Sonoma County Zoning Code Section 26-88-121 limits a home occupation to one attached, non-illuminated sign no larger…

South Gate expressly bans any sign advertising a home-based business: the zoning code's prohibited-signs list singles…

A Temecula home occupation cannot post any sign at all except the resident's address and name. The rule sits inside the…

Home occupations in Vacaville cannot display any exterior sign or indication of the business. City code requires the…

Vallejo bars any sign, name plate, or advertising for a home-based business, including window displays of products or…

West Covina flatly bars any commercial advertising or identifying sign for a home-based business. Municipal Code Sec…

West Sacramento bars any exterior sign or visible indication of a home occupation: the unit must keep its ordinary…

Westminster bans all on-site signage and advertising for home-based businesses, including vehicle signs, and forbids…

A home occupation in Alameda may display exactly one sign, and it cannot be illuminated. Municipal Code Section 30-2…

In unincorporated Alameda County, a home occupation can't be a permitted accessory use if it displays any sign beyond…

Bellflower zoning code bars any exterior display or display windows for a home occupation, so no yard signs, window…

Carlsbad bans all signage for home occupations outright. Municipal Code Section 21.10.040(A)(5) states there shall be…

Carson bars home-based businesses from displaying any sign beyond what the residential zone otherwise permits.

Chino Hills bars home occupations from displaying any sign, banner, or flag visible from outside the dwelling under…

Corona home occupations cannot post any sign or advertising structure beyond what Chapter 17.74 already permits in the…

A Cupertino home occupation may display only a legally required sign, and Table 19.120.030 caps it at one square foot…

Davis restricts home occupation signage to a single small nameplate under Municipal Code Section 40.26.150(a)(6). No…

Escondido bars home occupations from displaying any sign or advertising on the property except where a sign is…

Hemet bans signs or advertising at a home occupation entirely, permitting only the limited signage allowed under the…

A Hercules home occupation may display exactly 1 nonmoving, nonilluminated sign attached to the residence, capped at 1…

Long Beach bars any exterior signage for a home occupation outright: LBMC § 21.51.235(B)(2) says no sign can be visible…

In Los Angeles A and R (residential) zones, no sign may identify a home occupation; residents may display only one…

No signage of any kind advertising a home-based occupation is permitted in unincorporated LA County, not on the lawn…

A home occupation in unincorporated Madera County can't post any sign advertising the business, and other advertising…

Unincorporated Merced County bars home-based businesses from any advertising that calls attention to the home…

Ridgecrest bars home occupations from using any sign beyond what's already allowed in the residential zone, effectively…

Unincorporated Riverside County caps a home occupation's on-site advertising at one sign, unlighted, no larger than two…

Home occupations in unincorporated Sacramento County may show no visible evidence of the business from outside the…

San Jose gives home occupations no special signage allowance: Section 20.80.710's Table 20-160 requires home-business…

San Leandro bars any sign for a home-based business outright. Municipal Code Section 2.04.220(C)(4) requires that a…

A San Rafael home occupation may display only one nameplate, capped at one square foot, non-illuminated, and attached…

A home occupation in Santa Clara gets no dedicated business sign at all: Table 4-1 under Zoning Code Section 18.60.120…

Home occupations in Santa Monica may display only the occupant's address and name: no business signs, logos, or outdoor…

A home occupation in unincorporated Tehama County may display at most a one-square-foot sign: the only outward…

Tracy caps home business signage hard: section 10.08.4600(b) allows only a single directory sign or name plate, capped…

In the City of Ventura, a home business cannot display any sign visible from outside the dwelling unit. Section…

Home occupations in unincorporated Ventura County cannot post any sign naming or advertising the business, on the…

Victorville bars home occupations from posting any sign beyond what a residential zone already allows. Development Code…

Vista bars a home occupation from displaying any commercial advertising or business identification on the property at…

Yuba City bans exterior signage for any home occupation. Municipal Code Section 8-5.5002(b)(6) states plainly that no…

Apple Valley home occupations get one sign, at most. Development Code § 9.19.050(A)(3) allows a single unlighted…

Baldwin Park caps signage for home-based businesses at whatever the surrounding zone already allows. Municipal Code §…

Under San Diego County Zoning Ordinance Section 6156, a home occupation in Bostonia may have no exterior evidence, and…

Burbank Municipal Code 10-1-672.K prohibits any sign, nameplate, or other advertising on the premises of a home…

Butte County Zoning Ordinance Section 24-162 allows a home occupation to display one single, non-illuminated…

Home occupations and short-term vacation rentals in Calaveras County's residential zones may post one sign, but it must…

Ceres caps home occupation signage at one unlighted nameplate, two square feet, naming only the business: no address…

A Chico home business may post just one non-illuminated name plate up to 1 square foot, Director-approved, with no…

A Clovis home business gets exactly one sign: a wall-mounted plaque no larger than 2 square feet, flush-mounted to the…

In unincorporated Colusa County, a home occupation may display only one sign, sized under Section 44-3.50's sign rules…

Concord Development Code Section 18.200.100, paragraph 8 (Appearance), bars any exterior indication that a home-based…

Contra Costa County prohibits all exterior indication of a home occupation in unincorporated areas. Exterior signs…

Daly City bans all signs and displays advertising a home occupation. Applicants must sign an acknowledgment stating…

A home occupation in Eastvale may post only one identification sign, and it can't be lit or bigger than two square…

El Dorado County Title 130 Chapter 130.36 (Signs) regulates on-site identification signage for home occupations through…

A home-based business in Elk Grove can post exactly one small sign advertising it, and nothing bigger. EGMC Section…

A Folsom home occupation can display exactly one sign, an attached wall, suspended, or projecting nameplate no larger…

Hanford, California home occupations can't have any signage beyond what Chapter 17.56's general sign rules allow…

For Cottage Industries, Humboldt County allows only one sign, no larger than two square feet, non-moving, with…

Inglewood bars a home business from listing its residential address in any phone directory, newspaper, magazine, radio…

Jurupa Valley allows a home occupation to display one on-site, non-illuminated identification sign of no more than two…

Rural home occupations in Kings County can post up to 50 square feet of aggregate signage, 30 square feet per sign…

A home business in unincorporated Lake County may display only one non-illuminated sign, capped at one square foot in…

A home occupation in Lodi may display exactly one sign: a name plate flush to the dwelling wall, capped at one square…

A home business in Madera may display only a small nameplate, capped at two square feet, listing the premises name…

Home occupation signs in Manteca must meet the general sign standards of Chapter 17.54, and no products made at home…

Marin County Development Code § 22.32.100(B)(3) prohibits window displays and advertising signs for any home occupation…

A home occupation in unincorporated Mendocino County can display exactly one sign, and it must be nonilluminated and no…

A Menifee home business may display only one unlighted identification sign of no more than two square feet, placed at…

A Merced home occupation may display exactly one sign: a single, non-illuminated, wall-mounted sign no larger than one…

Napa County Code 18.116.020(A) allows one wall-mounted, parallel-to-the-front-wall sign of up to one square foot…

Under Nevada County Code Section 12.03.110, a home business that requires a permit may have one on-site freestanding or…

A home-based business in Oakland may post exactly one identifying sign, and it cannot exceed one square foot per face…

Ontario prohibits any change in the outward appearance of the premises and bars advertising that identifies the home…

Pacifica caps home occupation signage to interior window signs only, capped at four square feet or twenty-five percent…

A Petaluma home-based business can post only one small sign. IZO Section 7.050(E)(10) caps a home occupation…

Signs for a home occupation in unincorporated Placer County are governed by the home occupation standards in Placer…

A home occupation in Rancho Cordova may post exactly one building-attached sign under the city's sign standards table…

Home occupations in unincorporated San Bernardino County generally may not use signs or alter the home's residential…

A home occupation in unincorporated San Diego County may display just one sign, and it cannot exceed 2 square feet. The…

Title 22 § 22.30.230.H limits home occupation signage to a single non-illuminated identification sign with a maximum…

San Marcos limits home occupation signage to whatever signs the underlying zone otherwise allows. Municipal Code §…

Santa Barbara County's home occupation rules (Land Use & Development Code Section 35.42.190) prohibit any displays or…

Unincorporated Santa Clara County allows only one non-illuminated sign, no larger than one square foot, to identify a…

Santa Cruz Municipal Code Section 24.10.160(3)(f) flatly prohibits the placement of any sign advertising a home…

Under Santa Cruz County Code 13.10.613(B)(2), a home occupation may have no visible or external evidence other than one…

Santa Maria flatly prohibits any signs for home occupations and forbids advertising that uses the home address - the…

Per Santa Rosa Zoning Code Section 20-42.070, a home occupation must have no exterior signs except limited name…

Unincorporated Solano County limits home occupation signs under Zoning Code Section 28.72.40. A Type I home occupation…

A home-based business in unincorporated Stanislaus County can post exactly one sign, and it cannot be bigger than two…

Signage for home occupations in unincorporated Sutter County is governed by Zoning Code Article 21 (Signs). In…

Thousand Oaks bars any signage for a home occupation beyond what the residential zone already allows for the house…

Signage for home occupations in unincorporated Tulare County is tightly limited by the County Zoning Ordinance (No…

Union City limits home occupation signs to one and one-half square feet, requires natural illumination only, and…

Permanent commercial signs are banned in all residential zones, so home businesses cannot put up a permanent business…

Rural home occupations may display one non-illuminated wall-mounted or freestanding sign of no more than six square…

A home-based business in unincorporated Yuba County may display exactly one wall sign, capped at four square feet in…

A home business permitted under Glenn County's home occupation rules gets exactly one sign. Glenn County Code Section…

A home business in unincorporated San Benito County may display one non-illuminated, single-faced sign no larger than…

Home occupations in Sunnyvale cannot use standard commercial signage: Section 19.42.010(f) limits them to the…

A Whittier home-based business cannot put up any sign beyond what the zone already allows for that residential lot…

Antioch bars home-based businesses from receiving any customers or clients at the residence at any time, per AMC §…

Home occupations in Buena Park cannot generate any vehicular or pedestrian traffic, with one narrow carve-out for…

Downey's home occupation rules flatly bar serving customers on site: § 9408.08(h) says no customer may be served at the…

Garden Grove's zoning code bans in-person customer contact for home occupations outright: any service or sale that…

Norwalk's home occupation rules bar customers, employees, and other outside visitors from the residence entirely. The…

Redlands bars a home-based business from receiving customers at the house at all. City Code Section 18.160.020(D)…

Santa Maria's home occupation ordinance bans customers, clients, patients, suppliers, and employees from visiting the…

South Gate flatly bars customers, clients, or visitors from coming to a home for a permitted home occupation, with a…

Unincorporated Alameda County disqualifies a home occupation that generates on-street parking or vehicle and pedestrian…

Camarillo's home occupation ordinance bars client and customer visits outright: Sec. 19.65.030(E) prohibits any home…

Carlsbad caps home occupation client visits at one customer or vendor on-site at a time, only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m…

Ceres bars home occupations from generating vehicular or pedestrian traffic beyond what a normal residence would see…

Chula Vista bars clients and customers from home-based businesses by default. CVMC 19.14.490(C) states there 'shall be…

Compton bans on-site sales entirely for home occupations: Section 30-11.5.b.6 prohibits any wholesale or retail…

Cupertino's home occupation table bars direct sale of products off display shelves to the general public and limits…

Dublin, California bars Home Occupations from selling or leasing merchandise or providing services that require a…

El Cajon bars customers from coming to the home for a lawful home occupation, requiring all client contact to happen by…

Escondido bans on-site customers entirely for minor home occupations, the low-visibility tier most home businesses fall…

Fullerton bars home-based businesses from receiving clients or customers on the premises at any time and caps traffic…

Hawthorne's home occupation rules flatly bar customers from coming to the residence for a home business, requiring…

Hemet caps home-business traffic at what's normal for the zone and bans on-site customer sales or service except by…

Hesperia's home occupation rules flatly bar customers or clients from visiting a home-based business at the dwelling…

Minor home occupations in Kings County must ship or deliver products and services off-site -- customers cannot come to…

Lodi bars home occupations from receiving on-site clients or customers at all, with only three exceptions: live/work…

Manteca generally bars customers from visiting a home occupation at all, with a narrow exception for tutoring, music…

A Modesto home business cannot generate traffic or parking demand beyond what a normal residence would produce, cannot…

Moorpark bars on-site customer sales for home-based businesses, allowing only mail or electronic transactions, with a…

Moreno Valley bars home occupations from generating customer or delivery traffic beyond what's normal for a residence…

Oxnard bans in-person visits to home occupations outright: Municipal Code Section 16-403(12) says customers and clients…

Palm Springs home occupation permits bar any increase in customer traffic outright. Municipal Code Sec. 5.22.050(5) and…

Palmdale flatly bars client and customer visits to a home occupation: PMC Section 17.26.060(D)(2) allows "no customers…

A Pleasanton home occupation that operates without a permit cannot bring any clients or customers to the property at…

Redding bars customers or clients from visiting a home business at all, with one narrow exception: Municipal Code…

Roseville bars in-person customer contact at a home occupation by default. Municipal Code § 19.42.050(B) prohibits…

Salinas Zoning Code Section 37-50.100 caps home occupation client traffic tightly: general home businesses cannot host…

San Ramon's home occupation standards flatly bar client visits: Municipal Code section D4-33.C.1 states no clients may…

Santa Ana bars home occupations from holding frequent client meetings or gatherings. Section 41-192.2(e) prohibits "any…

Shasta County caps how many customers can drive to a home-based business each day. Under Section 17.88.205, a home…

Stockton's home occupation rule flatly bars clients, customers, patrons, or students from visiting or conducting…

A Temecula home occupation cannot generate traffic beyond what is normal for the residential neighborhood, and client…

Vacaville generally bars customer or client visits to home occupations. The only exception is personal instruction…

West Sacramento bans customer and client visits to a home occupation, with one narrow exception for personal…

Alameda only recognizes a home-based business as a lawful home occupation if it does not create excessive automobile or…

Home-based businesses in Alhambra can only see clients between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., and Section 23.22.170(E)(6) caps the…

Anaheim caps client and delivery traffic to a home-based business at six vehicles and eight people per day; crossing…

Apple Valley home occupations cannot generate pedestrian or vehicular traffic beyond what is customary for a…

Bakersfield's home-occupation chapter bars any noise or pedestrian and vehicular traffic from a home business that…

Baldwin Park bars any home-based business from causing an 'appreciable increase' in pedestrian or vehicular traffic on…

Berkeley caps home-based businesses by daily customer count: Class I allows up to 5 visits a day, Class II up to 10…

Brentwood bars home occupations from generating more traffic than a normal residence, but tutoring, counseling and…

Burbank Municipal Code 10-1-672 provides that a home occupation shall not create pedestrian or vehicular traffic in…

Calaveras County Code § 17.25.140.C.5 caps on-site client visits to a home occupation at three people at any one time…

Carson home businesses cannot generate pedestrian or vehicular traffic beyond what is normal for the residential zone.

Chico caps home occupation traffic at 10 extra trips a day and 2 deliveries, requiring it stay consistent with the…

Chino requires every permitted home occupation to avoid generating vehicle or foot traffic, or commercial delivery…

A Chino Hills Home Occupation Permit (HOP) caps client visits at three people per day under Municipal Code Section…

Clovis caps home-business client visits at eight patrons per calendar day and restricts visitation hours to 7 a.m.-7…

Home occupations in unincorporated Contra Costa County generally may not receive customer or client visits at the home…

Corona caps home occupation visitors at five customers or patrons per day under Section 17.80.020(D). Instruction-based…

Costa Mesa allows a home occupation to see customers, but caps it at one client at a time and no more than eight per…

Daly City prohibits customer or goods pickup and deliveries at a home business, bars employees from reporting to the…

A Davis home business cannot generate pedestrian or vehicle traffic or parking demand beyond what is normal for the…

Eastvale caps a home-based business at one client visit an hour and eight per day, only between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00…

El Dorado County caps home occupation staffing and traffic under Section 130.40.160: parcels under an acre get one…

El Monte home occupation businesses cannot receive walk-in customers. Zoning Code Section 17.110.050(D)(3) requires…

A home business in Elk Grove can see clients, but only one at a time and only eight visits a day. EGMC Section…

Fairfield's Home Occupation Permit rules cap client visits to a home-based business at eight per day, allowed only…

A Folsom home occupation permit caps client visits at 2 people on-site at any one time and 8 total per day. Clients may…

Fremont caps home-based businesses at two customer or client vehicles on site at once and no more than ten vehicle…

Fresno Citywide Development Code Section 15-2735(E) generally bars customer visits except for personal instruction…

Fresno County caps client visits to a Class II home occupation at 10 customers per day. Section 834.4.190(C)(7) of the…

A Glendale home occupation permit cannot issue if the business will generate more pedestrian or vehicular traffic than…

Glenn County caps how much a home business can bring to a residential or agricultural property. Under Glenn County Code…

Hanford, California caps how much pedestrian and vehicle traffic a home occupation can generate at no more than what's…

A home-based business in Hayward cannot see more than two customers or clients at the house per day, and any visits…

Hercules home occupations cannot generate pedestrian or vehicle traffic beyond what is normal for the neighborhood…

A Huntington Beach home occupation cannot increase pedestrian or vehicle traffic in the neighborhood, and commercial…

Imperial County requires a home occupation to be conducted by appointment only, with no on-premises sales and no…

Indio caps home occupations at five customers or clients entering the dwelling per day for meetings, services, or…

Inglewood limits every home-based business to the traffic level of an ordinary house: no more vehicles or foot traffic…

Irvine bars a home-based business from becoming a walk-in storefront: Zoning Ordinance Sec. 2-14-3(B)(2) says the…

Under Jurupa Valley's current home occupation rules, no customers or clientele may visit the residence at all - home…

Home occupations in unincorporated Kern County must be run by appointment only and solely by residents of the home…

Home occupations in unincorporated Lake County may see no more than eight customers or clients per day, only between 8…

Lakewood bars home business occupations from selling to customers on-site or generating extra vehicle or foot traffic…

Lancaster limits when clients and deliveries can reach a home-based business under Municipal Code Section 17.08.200(B)…

A Long Beach home occupation cannot draw more traffic than an ordinary house: LBMC § 21.51.235(B)(9) caps business…

In unincorporated LA County, a home-based occupation gets just one client visit or one client vehicle per hour, allowed…

A permitted Madera County cottage industry may host one customer at a time, by appointment only, weekdays 8 a.m.-5…

Unincorporated Marin County caps home-based businesses at one client visit at a time. Marin County Code of Ordinances §…

A home occupation in unincorporated Mendocino County can host no more than 10 customers or clients a day, and only…

A minor home occupation in Merced cannot receive any clients or customers at all. A major home occupation may host up…

Unincorporated Merced County caps the pedestrian and vehicular traffic a home-based business can generate at normal…

Running a home-based business in Mission Viejo cannot add pedestrian, vehicle, or delivery traffic beyond what's normal…

Monterey requires a home occupation to avoid creating significant additional vehicular or pedestrian traffic to the…

Mountain View caps the traffic a home occupation can add: City Code Section 36.28.85(f) limits most home businesses to…

Murrieta caps home-based businesses at one customer or vendor on-site at a time, only between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m…

Home businesses in unincorporated Nevada County are limited to six business-related round trips per day, confined to…

Home occupations in Newport Beach cannot generate pedestrian, auto or truck traffic significantly above what is normal…

Home-based businesses in Oakland can only see clients by appointment. Planning Code § 17.112.040(C) bars regular…

Oceanside limits home-based businesses to one customer on the premises at any time, and only by appointment between 7…

Orange caps home-based businesses to one client on-site at a time. Section 17.13.040(KK)(3) limits a home occupation to…

Home occupations in unincorporated Orange County can host only one client on-site at a time and cannot generate more…

In the City of Pacifica, a home occupation cannot generate more foot or vehicle traffic than the zone normally sees…

Pasadena limits when a home-based business can receive customers. Zoning Code Section 17.50.110(J) bars any home…

A Perris home occupation may host only one customer or client vehicle at the premises at any given time under Municipal…

Petaluma caps the traffic a home-based business can generate: Section 7.050(E)(7) of the Implementing Zoning Ordinance…

Pomona caps how many customers can visit a home-based business under Sec. 550.C.6.d and Sec. 550.C.8.d of the Zoning…

Clients and customers visiting a Rancho Cordova home business are capped at one visitor an hour and eight a day, only…

Home occupations in Rancho Cucamonga may host no more than 5 customers or clients per day and generate no more than 10…

Redondo Beach conditions every home occupation license on staying invisible in traffic terms: the business can't…

A Rialto home occupation may not significantly increase neighborhood traffic, and more than eight patrons in any…

Ridgecrest lets home-based businesses invite customers and clients to the residence, but only up to the level of…

Riverside limits home-based businesses to one customer or client vehicle on-site at any given time under RMC…

Rohnert Park's home occupation ordinance bars a home-based business from generating more traffic than a typical house…

Sacramento caps client and customer visits to a home occupation at one per hour and eight per day under City Code §…

Home occupations in unincorporated Sacramento County are limited to minimal customer visits and may not generate…

Home occupations in unincorporated San Benito County are capped at one client or customer on site at a time, with…

San Bernardino County limits home occupation customer and delivery traffic to levels normally associated with a…

San Clemente's home occupation standards at Municipal Code Section 17.28.160(C) bar a home business from becoming a…

Home occupations in San Diego may host only one customer on-site at a time, by appointment only, between 7 a.m. and 7…

Unincorporated San Diego County caps home occupation traffic: a home business can't generate vehicular or pedestrian…

San Jose caps home occupations at two clients on-site at a time, allowed only between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., under…

San Leandro bars a home business from generating traffic that harms neighboring property. Municipal Code Section…

San Marcos zones home occupations under Municipal Code § 20.400.100 and flatly bars any appreciable increase in…

A San Rafael home occupation can serve only one client at a time on-site, with appointments spaced to avoid waiting…

A home-based business in unincorporated Santa Barbara County can serve no more than five customers, patients, clients…

Home-based businesses in Santa Clara can host clients, but only two at a time and only between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m…

Unincorporated Santa Clara County limits home-business client visits to three per day and 10 per week so the use…

Santa Clarita caps how much foot and vehicle traffic a home-based business can generate. Development Code Section…

Running a hairdressing, personal training, yoga, or lesson-based home business out of an unincorporated Santa Cruz…

Home occupations in Santa Monica are capped at 6 client visits per 24-hour period and must not generate vehicle or foot…

An exempt Santa Rosa home occupation cannot generate customer traffic at all: no clients or customers may visit the…

Simi Valley home businesses cannot see more than one client on-site at a time and cannot generate any vehicular or foot…

Solano County limits when clients and customers may visit a permitted cottage industry run out of a home or accessory…

In the City of Sonoma, a home occupation approved through the standard administrative permit may host only one client…

Home occupations in unincorporated Sonoma County may receive no more than four customers per day, two at a time, and…

A home occupation in unincorporated Stanislaus County cannot turn the surrounding street into a business parking lot…

Home occupations in Sunnyvale cannot draw more than three vehicles a day, counting customers, vendors and delivery…

Sutter County limits home business client visits to six per day for a Minor Home Occupation and ten per day for a Major…

In unincorporated Tehama County, a home occupation cannot sell merchandise on-site except goods it produced itself: the…

A Thousand Oaks home occupation permit caps client visits at four people a day, present only between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m…

A Tracy home occupation cannot generate more customer or vehicle traffic than a normal home would see. Section…

Home occupations in Union City cannot generate excessive pedestrian, auto, or truck traffic, and are limited to one…

Upland caps client and visitor traffic to a home-based business: minor home occupations get up to six visits a day…

A Vallejo home-based business may host at most one non-resident employee, and that employee's hours plus all client…

In the City of Ventura, a home occupation cannot generate pedestrian or vehicle traffic beyond what the residential…

A home business in unincorporated Ventura County may see clients only from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, no…

Victorville allows home-based businesses only if they don't generate extra traffic. Development Code Section…

No customers are allowed to visit a Visalia home business for any business transaction: the prohibition is absolute.

Vista's home occupation permit rules cap client visits to a home-based professional practice at two customers at a time…

West Covina caps in-home business contact with the public at one client on the premises at a time, bars walk-in retail…

Westminster caps home-business client visits to appointment-only hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., no more than one customer…

A Whittier home-based business cannot generate "any appreciable increase of traffic, pedestrian or vehicular" beyond…

Yuba City limits a home occupation to one customer on the premises at a time under Municipal Code Section…

Unincorporated Yuba County caps a home occupation's business traffic well below commercial levels: over 16 vehicle…

Home businesses in LA are limited to one client visit or client vehicle per hour between 8 AM and 8 PM only, with no…

Menifee limits home business visitors and customers to 8:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m., parking to no more than two…

Client and customer visits to home-based businesses in Oakley are strictly limited to preserve residential character…

Running a home-based business in unincorporated Yolo County's residential zones is a by-right use only if it stays…

Government Code section 51035 forbids any California city, county, or city and county from prohibiting a cottage food…

California's Homemade Food Act lets Bostonia residents make and sell nonpotentially hazardous 'cottage foods' from…

California Cottage Food Operations (CFO) under Health & Safety Code §114365 are permitted in Palm Springs homes with…

California Government Code Section 51035 prohibits Santa Cruz from banning a cottage food operation in a residential…

Bishop residents can sell certain non-hazardous homemade foods under California's Homemade Food Act. You register…

Burbank Municipal Code 10-1-672 expressly recognizes a cottage food operation as a permitted home occupation, allowing…

Cottage food operations in Compton are governed by CA's Homemade Food Act (AB 1616/AB 626). Class A operators sell…

Daly City's zoning excludes general 'food preparation' as a home occupation, but state law overrides: residents can run…

Fullerton permits cottage food operations under California's Cottage Food Act (AB 1616, Health and Safety Code Sections…

California Cottage Food Operations are allowed statewide, including in Galt. Class A operations sell direct only and…

Cottage food operations are permitted in Huntington Beach under California's Homemade Food Act. Class A operators sell…

Kern County residents can sell approved low-risk homemade foods as cottage food operations. Class A operations register…

California's Homemade Food Act (Cal. Health & Safety Code §113758, AB 1616) authorizes Class A and Class B Cottage Food…

In unincorporated Merced County, a cottage or artisanal food operator (CFO) making low-risk food products at a private…

California's Homemade Food Act (AB 1616) and AB 626 allow home-based food businesses in Moreno Valley, subject to state…

Nevada County Environmental Health registers and permits cottage food operations under California's cottage food law…

Cottage food operations in Oceanside are regulated under the California Homemade Food Act. Class A operations sell…

Ontario permits Cottage Food Operations as a home occupation but requires them to be conducted consistent with…

California law bars Rialto from prohibiting cottage food operations in residential dwellings (Gov. Code 51035). Home…

Unincorporated San Benito County expressly allows cottage food operations and treats them as home occupations with…

Cottage Food Operations in unincorporated San Diego County that draw drinking water from a private well cannot get a…

Cottage food operations allowed per CA law. Max 1 non-family employee. No signs except government-required. Must comply…

Santa Cruz County allows cottage food operations as a home occupation, but only if the business follows California's…

Santa Maria Chapter 12-29B implements California's Cottage Food Law (Homemade Food Act) with extra zoning rules…

California's Homemade Food Act (HSC 113758) lets residents make approved non-perishable foods at home. In Sonoma…

Cottage Food Operations are a recognized home occupation in unincorporated Sutter County (Zoning Code 1500-12-010)…

Home-based food businesses in Jurupa Valley operate under California's cottage food law (Health and Safety Code Section…

California law bars Menifee from prohibiting cottage food operations in residences; home preparation of approved…

Cottage food operations in Napa County are authorized under California's AB 1616 / Health & Safety Code section 113758…

Cottage food operations as defined under California Health and Safety Code § 113758 are explicitly recognized as a home…

Cottage food operations in unincorporated Ventura County are regulated by the County Environmental Health Division…

Cottage food operations in Visalia are treated as home occupations and require a city home occupation permit, but they…

Fresno Citywide Development Code Section 15-2735(E)(14) permits Cottage Food Preparation as a home occupation, subject…

California lets home cooks sell meals from their own kitchen under a microenterprise home kitchen operation (MEHKO)…

Health and Safety Code sections 1597.40 through 1597.465 require all California cities and counties to treat licensed…

Licensed family daycare homes are protected by CA Health & Safety Code 1597.40, which preempts local zoning…

Small family day care homes (up to 8 children) and large family day care homes (up to 14 children) are protected by…

Small family daycare (up to 8 children) is permitted in residential zones under California Health and Safety Code…

Under California Health and Safety Code Section 1597.45, small family day care homes (up to 8 children) and large…

California law preempts local zoning restrictions on small family daycare homes (up to 8 children), making them…

California state law requires cities to allow small family daycare homes (up to 8 children) in residential zones…

Lake County requires a minor use permit for any large family day care home caring for seven to twelve children in the…

Operating a large family day care home in a Madera single-family zone requires a use permit under Municipal Code §…

Running a large-family day care home in a Monterey residence needs a Planning Commission Use Permit good for three…

Under California Health and Safety Code 1597.45, a small or large family daycare home is a residential use by right in…

Small family daycare homes serving up to 8 children are permitted by right in residential zones in Orange under…

Family Day Care Homes in Palm Springs are protected under California Health & Safety Code §1597.40-1597.465, which…

California Health and Safety Code section 1597.45 preempts local zoning and treats small and large family day care…

Rancho Cordova follows California state preemption for family daycare homes. Small (up to 8 children) and large (up to…

Small family daycare homes (up to 8 children) are permitted by right in all residential zones under California H&S Code…

By California state law (Health & Safety Code 1597.40-1597.46, as amended by SB 234), small and large family day care…

California state law permits small family daycare homes (up to 8 children) in residential zones as a matter of right…

Upland's residential land-use table requires a discretionary Conditional Use Permit for a small family day care home…

Victorville follows California state law treating family daycare homes as residential uses. State statutes preempt most…

Running a large family day care home in a Westminster residential zone requires an Administrative Use Permit, and the…

Family daycare homes are protected by California Health & Safety Code 1597.40, which treats small and large family…

California law makes family day cares a permitted residential use in every zoning district that allows housing, and…

California Health and Safety Code Section 1597.45 preempts local regulation of small and large family day-care homes…

Baldwin Park lets large-family day care homes operate in residential zones but sets a 5,000-square-foot minimum lot…

Berkeley permits small and large family daycare homes as a residential use under California Health and Safety Code…

California law protects small and large family day care homes as a residential use, so San Diego County must allow them…

Small group child day care homes serving up to 14 children are allowed in Buena Park's RS-16, RS-10, RS-8, and RS-6…

California Health & Safety Code §1597.40 preempts Carlsbad from restricting family daycare homes. Small (up to 8…

Carson allows child day care as an accessory home use, capping single-family homes at six children (twelve with an…

Chico issues a non-discretionary permit for large family day care homes (state-licensed, 9-14 children) and bars siting…

Chino allows in-home child day care as a by-right residential use for up to fourteen children under Municipal Code §…

Citrus Heights permits small and large family daycare homes as a matter of right in residential zones under California…

Clovis treats small family day care homes (eight or fewer children/adults) as a by-right residential use citywide and…

In unincorporated Colusa County, a small family day care home is treated exactly like any other residence and needs no…

Corona permits large family day care homes as a home occupation under Section 17.80.010(G) but regulates them with…

A Costa Mesa home caring for 7 to 14 children is a large family day care home under Sec. 13-37, permitted only in a…

Under Municipal Code Section 40.26.270, Davis treats a small family day care home as a residential use that needs no…

Eastvale cannot ban a large family day care home from a single-family lot because state law occupies the field, so the…

El Dorado County allows small and large family child day care homes by right in any zone that permits detached…

Folsom zoning permits large family day care homes only as an accessory use inside single-family residences, and Section…

Fremont treats small and large family daycare homes as residential uses under California Health and Safety Code…

Fresno County's Zoning Ordinance sets specific locational rules for family child day care homes run out of a…

Home daycare operations in Fullerton are regulated primarily by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS)…

Hawthorne treats small family day care homes as an outright permitted residential use in every zone allowing…

Hayward permits small and large family daycare homes as a right in residential zones under California Health and Safety…

Indio's Unified Development Code caps small home day care at eight children and large home day care at 14, requires a…

Inglewood treats in-home child care above six children as excluded from the by-right home occupation rules unless it…

California law makes small and large family daycare homes a residential use by right, so Jurupa Valley cannot require a…

Kern County Chapter 19.96 sets development standards and a Planning Director permit process for large family day-care…

Large family day care homes (9-14 kids) need Site Plan Review, a resident operator, and must follow set hours and…

Small home daycares of up to 7 children and large ones of up to 14 are permitted by right as residential accessory uses…

Livermore permits small (up to 8 children) and large (9-14) family daycare homes in all residential zones per Health &…

Lodi allows small family day care of up to eight children by right in any residential zone, but a large family day care…

Long Beach zoning treats small family daycare homes as an automatically allowed accessory use and large family daycare…

Unincorporated Merced County lets a large family child care home for 9 to 14 children operate with the Director's…

California law preempts local zoning to allow small family daycare homes (up to 8 children) as a matter of right in all…

Modesto treats home-based child care by size. A small family day care home (six or fewer children) and a large family…

In unincorporated Monterey County, a small family day care home for up to six children is a permitted use in every…

Moorpark treats small family day care homes, caring for up to eight children, as an outright permitted use in every…

Home-based child daycare is protected in Moreno Valley under the California Child Day Care Facilities Act. Cities…

Newport Beach allows small family day care homes (six or fewer adults, eight or fewer children) by right in every…

Ontario follows California law classifying small and large family daycare homes as residential uses. State statutes…

Oxnard lets large family day care homes operate in residences under Code Section 16-440, subject to spacing, parking…

Palo Alto allows small (up to 8) and large (9-14) family daycare homes in all residential zones under California Health…

Pasadena requires Zoning Administrator approval before anyone opens a large family day-care home for 9 to 14 children…

Petaluma lets a large family child day care operate in a home under IZO Section 7.060, but only with a business…

Small family daycare homes (up to 8 children) are allowed by right in residential zones under CA Health & Safety Code…

Rancho Cucamonga follows California law classifying small and large family daycare homes as residential uses. State…

Redlands lets a small family daycare home operate by right in any residential zone as an accessory use to the house…

State law makes small (up to 8 children) and large (7 to 14 children) family daycare homes a residential use by right…

California Health & Safety Code §1597.45 classifies licensed family day care homes as residential uses and preempts…

Roseville allows large family day care homes serving seven to 14 children in detached single-family houses, townhouses…

Salinas requires a large family day care home permit from community planning and development before operating one in a…

Unincorporated San Benito County allows small and large family child day care homes by right in its residential and…

San Clemente Municipal Code Section 17.28.100 lets family day care homes operate in residential surroundings as a home…

San Diego treats small and large family child care homes as a limited zoning use under SDMC §141.0606, capping capacity…

In unincorporated San Diego County, a small family day care home (8 or fewer children) is a permitted residential use…

California state law preempts most local restrictions on home daycare. Under Health & Safety Code §§1597.30-1597.62…

San Luis Obispo County Code Sec. 22.30.170(A) needs no permit for a home day care with six or fewer children, but seven…

San Marcos allows a small family day care home of up to six children by right in every residential zone, but a large…

Santa Clara must treat small and large family daycare homes as permitted residential uses under California Health and…

Santa Maria treats large family day care homes as a permitted use on any single-family residential property, no…

Shasta County allows a large family day care home, one caring for up to fourteen children or adults, in any residential…

The City of Sonoma's residential land use table requires a use permit for a "Small Family Day Care Home" (eight or…

Small and large family day cares are permitted by right in every Stockton zoning district that allows residential use…

Tuolumne County Zoning Ordinance Chapter 17.54 treats small and large family day care homes as permitted uses in…

Union City permits large family day care homes (9-14 children) by right in residential districts but requires an…

In the City of Ventura, a licensed small family day care home serving six or fewer children is a permitted Residential…

Vista allows small family daycare homes (up to 8 children) as a permitted use in residential zones under California…

Unincorporated Yolo County treats small family daycare as a by-right residential use under state law: any home caring…

Unincorporated Yuba County spaces large family day care homes at least 1,000 feet apart in residential zones (2,500…

Bakersfield treats licensed family daycare homes as residential uses under California Health & Safety Code 1597.40…

Family day care is a permitted, by-right land use across Calaveras County's zoning districts. County Code Table…

Camarillo lists small and large family day care homes as permitted uses in the R-1 single-family zone under Municipal…

California law lets Cupertino homeowners run a small-family day care for up to eight children in any residential or…

El Monte treats a small family day care home, up to nine children, as a permitted by-right use in every one-family zone…

Fontana follows California law treating small and large family daycare homes as residential uses. State statutes…

A small family child care home (up to 8 kids) is a by-right residential use in Fresno with no permit or business tax…

Garden Grove treats a small or large family day care home as a permitted use in its residential zones, not a business…

Hesperia treats small family day care homes (12 or fewer children) as a by-right accessory use, while large family day…

Los Angeles allows family day care homes in any residential zone with a California state license; small homes for up to…

Small family day care homes serving 8 or fewer kids run by right in every Manteca residential zone. Large homes serving…

Mendocino County treats a small family daycare home exactly like any other residential use in the same zone, per state…

In unincorporated Placer County, a family day care home caring for up to 14 children is a zoning-clearance ('C') use in…

Home daycare operations in Port Hueneme are regulated by California Community Care Licensing (CCL). Small family…

Redwood City treats a licensed Small or Large Family Child Care Home as a residential use, not a home occupation, and…

Ridgecrest allows small family day care homes (eight or fewer children) and large family day care homes (seven to 14…

Small (up to 7 kids) and large (8-14 kids) family day care homes are a permitted residential use by right in every zone…

San Bernardino family child care homes are protected by CA Health and Safety Code 1597.40. Licensed small homes up to 8…

Under California Health & Safety Code §1597.45 (amended by SB 234, effective Jan. 1, 2020), small and large family…

San Ramon lets small family day care homes (six or fewer children) and large family day care homes (seven to fourteen…

State law treats a small family day-care home (six or fewer) as a residential use, and the County classifies it as a…

Santa Clarita treats licensed family day care homes as a residential use, not a business needing a conditional use…

Santa Cruz County treats a family day care home serving up to 14 children as a permitted residential use in every…

Large family day cares are permitted in Santa Monica residential dwellings without hour or day restrictions, provided…

Santa Rosa's residential land-use table lists small and large family day care homes as a Permitted (P) use requiring…

California law (HSC 1597.45-1597.46, as amended by SB 234) makes small and large family daycare homes a residential use…

Stanislaus County treats a licensed family day care home for fourteen or fewer children as an accessory residential use…

Alameda's zoning code lists licensed family day care homes, large and small, as a permitted use by right in every…

Apple Valley treats a licensed small family day care home, eight or fewer children, as an outright residential use…

Bellflower's SF Single Family Zone lists small and large family day care homes, as defined by state law, as permitted…

California law overrides Bishop's zoning for small family child care: a small family day care home is a residential use…

Family day care homes for eight or fewer children are a permitted use in every Ceres residential zone under state law…

Chino Hills treats small and large family day care homes as defined residential uses rather than home businesses…

Chula Vista treats licensed family day care homes as a right, not a special use: CVMC 19.24.020(D) lists 'small and…

California Health and Safety Code Sec. 1597.45 (SB 234) makes small (up to 8 children) and large (up to 14 children)…

Downey treats family day care homes as an outright permitted residential use. Both small homes (eight or fewer…

Dublin treats a small family day care home, caring for up to 8 children, as an outright residential use requiring no…

Small family daycare homes (up to 8 children) are permitted by right in all residential zones in El Cajon under…

Elk Grove allows small family daycare (up to 8 children) by right in all residential zones per California Health &…

Escondido treats small family day care homes (eight or fewer children) and large family day care homes (nine to 14…

Galt allows family daycare homes by-right in residential zones under CA HSC 1597.40-1597.46 preemption. Small (up to 8)…

Hanford's zoning code lists day care for up to eight children as a permitted-by-right use in every residential zone…

Licensed family child care homes, both small (up to 8 kids) and large (up to 14 kids), are a permitted, by-right use in…

Hercules allows family daycare homes serving 14 or fewer children by right in every residential zoning district, RS-E…

Small family daycare homes (up to 8 children) are permitted by right in all residential zones under California HSC…

Both large and small family daycare homes are listed as permitted uses in Imperial County's low-density residential…

Small family daycare homes serving up to 8 children are permitted by right in all residential zones in Irvine under…

Lake Forest treats small and large family day care homes as an allowed use in every residential zone, matching state…

Lakewood treats a licensed family day care home as a by-right accessory use of a house, not a business needing a…

In unincorporated Los Angeles County, small (up to 8 children) and large (9-14 children) family child care homes are…

Los Banos allows small family day care homes (up to eight children) and large family day care homes (seven to fourteen…

Unincorporated Marin allows small family day-care homes (six or fewer children) and large family day-care homes (eight…

State law makes small and large family day care homes a residential use by right; Menifee may not charge a business…

Family day care homes for up to 14 children are a permitted use by right in every one of Merced's residential zoning…

Small family daycare homes (up to 8 children) and large family daycare homes (up to 14 children) are permitted by right…

Murrieta allows both small (up to eight children) and large (nine to fourteen children) family day-care homes in…

Oakland treats a licensed Family Daycare Home caring for 14 or fewer children as a Permanent Residential Activity under…

Small family daycare homes (up to 8 children) are permitted by right in all residential zones under California HSC…

In unincorporated Orange County, small in-home family child care (up to 8 children) and large (up to 14 children) are…

In the City of Pacifica, a family day care home for fourteen or fewer children, licensed by the California Department…

Palmdale treats licensed child day care in a home as a by-right residential use: Table 17.35.020-1 lists "Child Day…

Perris allows a state-licensed small family day care home in any residential zone as a matter of right: no conditional…

Pleasanton treats small (up to 7 children) and large (8 to 14 children) family daycare homes as permitted uses by right…

Redding's zoning code lists family day care homes as an outright permitted use, not a conditional one, in every…

Redondo Beach's zoning code treats small and large family day care homes as permitted residential uses in the R-1 and…

California Health & Safety Code §1597.45 (as amended by SB 234, 2019) preempts Riverside zoning. Small and large family…

Rohnert Park treats a family day care home serving up to fourteen children as a residential use of property, not a…

A small family day care home for up to 14 children is allowed by right as an accessory use in any Sacramento…

Family day care homes are a permitted use in every unincorporated Sacramento County zoning district and need no zoning…

San Bernardino County treats a family day care home caring for up to 14 children as an allowed use needing no planning…

San Francisco's Planning Code lists Child Care Facility as a principally permitted use in every RH (house) zoning…

San Jose's zoning code lists a state-licensed family day care home as a permitted incidental residential use under…

San Rafael allows a small family day care home caring for up to 8 children by right in every residential zone; caring…

Home daycares in Sanger are regulated by California Community Care Licensing. Small family daycares (up to 8 children)…

Small family daycare homes serving up to 8 children are permitted by right in all residential zones in Santa Ana under…

A small or large family day care home serving children is exempt from county zoning permits under Development Code…

Solano County treats a licensed family day care home as a residential use, not a commercial or community care facility…

South Gate allows small family home day care as a by-right residential use in any zone where housing is permitted…

Sunnyvale treats a family daycare home as a residential use allowed by right in every residential zoning district under…

Family day care homes are protected by California state law. In unincorporated Sutter County, Small Family Day Care is…

California state law (H&S §1597.40-1597.46) protects in-home family daycare as a residential use. Small (up to 8…

Tracy allows both small and large family day care homes by right on any residentially zoned property, including RE…

Vacaville's Land Use and Development Code classifies family day care homes, Small and Large, as a residential use…

Vallejo treats a family day care facility as a by-right accessory use of a home under Municipal Code Section…

Family daycare homes in unincorporated Ventura County are treated as a residential use by right under California law…

West Covina's Table 2-2 land use chart lists small family day care (up to eight children) and large family day care (up…

West Sacramento treats licensed small and large family day care homes as permitted residential uses in every…

Whittier permits licensed family day care homes, defined as a state-licensed residence where the resident cares for…

Yuba City's R-1 zoning table lists 'Day care home (small and large)' as an outright permitted use needing no zoning…