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Running a business from home in Firebaugh

A home occupation permit is required; the business may use at most 1 room, and only family members living there may work in it.

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Key points

  • Home businesses: A home occupation permit is required; the business may use at most 1 room, and only family members living there may work in it.

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

What Firebaugh's code says

Firebaugh code What Firebaugh's code adds
Space used
  • No more than 1 room in the home may be used for the business.
    Applies: Counts the rooms in the home used for the business.
    § 25-41.2 · code text
    Not more than one room in the dwelling shall be employed for the home occupation.
Employees
  • No outside help except 1 full-time employee.
    Applies: Homemade food businesses; applies to help from people who do not live in the home.
    § 25-41.2 · code text
    There shall be no employment of help outside the residents of the dwelling, except for one full-time employee.
  • Only members of the family living in the home may work in the business.
    § 25-41.2 · code text
    There shall be no employment of help other than members of the resident family.
Permit
  • A business license/home occupation permit from the Finance Department is required.
    § 25-41.2 · code text
    Persons wishing to conduct a home occupation (which is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of a building as a residential dwelling) shall apply for a business license/home occupation permit through the Finance Department.
  • A permit from the Fresno County Environmental Health Department is required before the city business license.
    Applies: Homemade food businesses.
    § 25-41.2 · code text
    Prior to granting of a City business license the applicant shall obtain a permit from the Fresno County Environmental Health Department.
Businesses not allowed
  • Sales of products or services not produced on the premises
    § 25-41.2 · code text
    There shall be no sales of products or services not produced on the premises.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I run a business from my home in Firebaugh?

A home occupation permit is required; the business may use at most 1 room, and only family members living there may work in it.

General information, not legal advice.

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