Running a business from home in Montclair: the local rules

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

What Montclair's code says

Montclair code What Montclair's code adds
Space used	No more than 1 room in the home. § 11.58.030 · code text Not more than one room in the dwelling shall be employed for the home occupation; No building or space outside the main building may be used. § 11.58.030 · code text No building or space outside the main building shall used for home occupation purposes;
Customer visits	No more foot or vehicle traffic than is normal for the neighborhood. § 11.58.030 · code text The use shall not generate pedestrian or vehicular traffic beyond that normal to the neighborhood in which it is located;
Employees	No employees other than members of the resident family. § 11.58.030 · code text No employment of help other than the members of the resident family;
Permit	A home occupation permit is required; it cannot be transferred or used by another person or at another location. § 11.58.050 · code text A home occupation permit granted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall not be transferred, assigned, nor used by any person other than the permittee

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A home occupation permit is required, and the business may use no more than 1 room and employ only resident family members.

Running a business from home in Montclair

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