Running a business from home in Lawndale: the local rules

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

What Lawndale's code says

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Space used	No more than 150 square feet. Applies: Inside the home or a fully enclosed accessory building, not in required parking area. § 17.36.110 · code text That no more than one hundred fifty square feet of the premises be so occupied and used; such one hundred fifty square feet must be within the dwelling or a fully enclosed accessory building and may not occupy required parking area;
Customer visits	No clients may come to the home. § 5.08.120 · code text No clientele shall be permitted at the residential unit.
Employees	No assistants may be employed. § 17.36.110 · code text That no assistants shall be employed in connection therewith;
Permit	A home occupation permit is required. § 17.36.110 · code text Home occupation permits shall be issued by the city, after approval of the director upon payment of a fee as established by city council resolution provided that the following conditions are met: A day care home occupation permit is required. Applies: Running a large family day care home. § 17.36.130 · code text Day care home occupation permits, for the operation of a "large family day care home" as defined in Section 17.48.055, shall be issued by the city, after approval of the director of community development, upon payment of a fee as established by city council resolution provided that the following conditions are met:
Businesses not allowed	uses objectionable due to noise, dust, smoke, odor, poisons, toxic substances, flammability, or other causes § 17.36.110 · code text That no home occupations shall be permitted when the same is objectionable due to noise, dust, smoke, odor, poisons, toxic substances, flammability, or other causes. manufacturing of goods Applies: at the residential unit § 5.08.120 · code text No manufacturing of goods shall take place at the residential unit.

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A home business may use at most 150 square feet, with no clients at the home and no assistants; it needs a permit.

Running a business from home in Lawndale

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