Running a business from home in Dinuba: the local rules

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

What Dinuba's code says

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Customer visits	No more than 8 customers per calendar day. § 17.45.020 · code text The patronage of a home occupation shall not exceed eight patrons or customers for any calendar day.
Employees	Only 1 full-time employee from outside the household is allowed. Applies: Homemade food businesses. § 17.45.020 · code text There shall be no employment of help outside the residents of the dwelling, except for one full-time employee. No one other than the home's resident may be employed or subcontracted on site. Applies: Home businesses in general. § 17.45.020 · code text No person, other than the resident of the dwelling, shall be employed or subcontracted on the premises in the conduct of a home occupation
Permit	A business license/home occupation permit is required from the finance department. § 17.45.020 · code text Persons wishing to conduct a home occupation shall apply for a business license/home occupation permit through the finance department. A Tulare County environmental health permit is required, in addition to a city business license. Applies: Homemade food businesses. § 17.45.020 · code text Prior to granting of a city business license the applicant shall obtain a permit from the Tulare County environmental health department.
Space used	Not in an accessory structure; no equipment, supplies or products stored or displayed there or outside the home. § 17.45.020 · code text A home occupation shall not be conducted in an accessory structure.

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Dinuba limits home businesses to 8 customers a day, with no non-resident workers except 1 full-time employee for homemade food businesses.

Running a business from home in Dinuba

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