Running a business from home in Cypress: the local rules

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

What Cypress's code says

Cypress code What Cypress's code adds
Space used	Only 1 room of the home. § 3.17.110 · code text One room only in the dwelling shall be employed for the use of the home occupation.
Customer visits	No more foot or car traffic than is normal in the surrounding residential area. § 3.17.110 · code text Home occupations may not generate pedestrian or vehicular traffic beyond that considered normal within the surrounding residential district.
Employees	Only residents of the home may work in the business. § 3.17.110 · code text No one other than a resident of the dwelling may be employed by a home occupation operating within that dwelling.
Permit	A valid home occupation permit and a business license are required. § 4.19.090 · code text A home occupation shall not be established or operated in any manner without the prior approval, issuance, and maintenance of a valid home occupation permit. A business tax certificate from the finance department is required. § 3.17.110 · code text A business tax certificate shall be obtained from the finance department.
Businesses not allowed	Any use that generates six or more additional vehicle trips per day; adult entertainment activities/businesses; animal hospitals and grooming facilities; automotive and other vehicle reconditioning, repair, servicing, painting, storage, or upholstery; commercial cabinet or furniture making businesses; commercial kennels; contractor's storage yards; dismantling, junk, or scrap yards; exercise studios; medical clinics, laboratories, and offices; engine repair, reconditioning, servicing, or manufacture; sales of alcohol, explosives, hazardous products or wastes, firearms, or ammunition; sales of home furnishing materials; uses requiring explosives or highly combustible or toxic materials; welding and machine shop operations; and similar uses deemed objectionable by the director § 4.19.090 · code text The following uses, either by operation or nature, are considered not to be incidental to or compatible with residential activities and therefore shall not be allowed as home occupation activities:

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Cypress allows a home business in one room only, with no non-resident employees, a home occupation permit and a business license.

Running a business from home in Cypress

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