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Running a business from home in Oroville

Home occupations: at most 20% of gross floor area or 300 square feet, whichever is less; low-impact ones up to 3 visits a day.

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Key points

  • Home business size: Home occupations: at most 20% of gross floor area or 300 square feet, whichever is less; low-impact ones up to 3 visits a day.

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

What Oroville's code says

Oroville code What Oroville's code adds
Space used
  • Mainly within 20% of the gross floor area or 300 square feet, whichever is less.
    Applies: For all home occupations, including storage of materials and products.
    § 17.16.040 · code text
    The home occupation, including storage of materials and products, shall be confined principally to 20% of the gross floor area or 300 square feet, whichever is less.
Customer visits
  • No more than 3 customer or business visits each day.
    Applies: For a low-impact home occupation.
    § 17.16.040 · code text
    No more than 3 customer or other business-related visits shall be conducted on the premises each day.
Employees
  • No more than 1 employee who does not live in the home.
    § 17.16.040 · code text
    It shall not employ more than one person who is not a resident of the dwelling unit.
Permit
  • No permit needed; allowed by right.
    Applies: For a low-impact home occupation that meets all the listed requirements.
    § 17.16.040 · code text
    A home occupation that meets the following requirements shall be considered a low-impact home occupation and shall be allowed as of right in any dwelling unit:
  • An administrative permit.
    Applies: For a moderate-impact home occupation, which does not qualify as low-impact.
    § 17.16.040 · code text
    Any home occupation that does not qualify as a low-impact home occupation, but that otherwise meets the requirements of this section, shall be considered a moderate-impact home occupation and shall be required to obtain an administrative permit.

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Home occupations: at most 20% of gross floor area or 300 square feet, whichever is less; low-impact ones up to 3 visits a day.

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