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Running a business from home in Amador County

County home businesses may use 25% of the dwelling's floor area, at most 250 square feet, with 1 employee and a use permit.

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Key points

  • Home business: County home businesses may use 25% of the dwelling's floor area, at most 250 square feet, with 1 employee and a use permit.

Each rule below links to the section of the Amador County Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Amador County's code says

Amador County code What Amador County's code adds
Space used
  • No more than 25% of the home's floor area, and never more than 250 square feet.
    § 19.48.125 · code text
    Home occupations shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to the residential use of the property and shall not occupy more than twenty-five percent of the floor area of the dwelling, and in no case more than two hundred fifty square feet.
Employees
  • No more than 1 employee.
    § 19.48.125 · code text
    No more than one employee shall be employed in the home occupation.
Permit
  • A use permit from the planning department is required.
    Applies: Home businesses are allowed only in the R1, R1A, RE, A, AG and X districts.
    § 19.48.125 · code text
    Home occupations as defined in Section 19.08.335 in this title shall be allowed in the zone districts cited in this chapter; provided, however, that a use permit is obtained from the planning department;
Businesses not allowed
  • Sale of products other than products hand-crafted by the proprietor(s) or directly related and incidental to a service provided
    § 19.48.125 · code text
    There shall be no sale of products other than products which are hand-crafted by the proprietor(s) of the home occupation or which are directly related and incidental to a service provided.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I run a business from my home in Amador County?

County home businesses may use 25% of the dwelling's floor area, at most 250 square feet, with 1 employee and a use permit.

General information, not legal advice.

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