Running a business from home in Palm Springs

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

What Palm Springs's code says

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Space used	No more than 200 square feet of living area per home, for all home occupations together. § 5.22.050 · code text In no instance shall one or more home occupations occupy an excess of two hundred square feet of living area per dwelling. Inside the home only; not in an accessory structure or garage. Applies: No equipment or supplies may be stored in an accessory structure, a garage or outside the home. § 5.22.050 · code text A home occupation shall not be conducted in an accessory structure or garage and there shall be no storage of equipment or supplies in an accessory structure or garage or outside the dwelling.
Customer visits	The business may not cause any increase in foot or vehicle traffic. § 5.22.050 · code text A home occupation shall not be permitted if it causes any increase in pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
Employees	No more than 2 residents of the home; no one else. Applies: All workers must be residents. § 5.22.050 · code text No one other than a resident, and no more than two residents of the dwelling shall be employed in the conduct of a home occupation.
Permit	A home occupation use permit plus a business license. § 5.22.030 · code text The business license collector shall issue a home occupation use permit in addition to a business license upon determining that the proposed home occupation meets all the requirements of this chapter and complies with all regulations of the department of community development and fire department.
Businesses not allowed	retail or wholesale sales or service type businesses with on-site contact with the public § 5.22.050 · code text No retail or wholesale sales or service type businesses shall be conducted on the premises if on-site contact with the public occurs. use or storage of dangerous chemicals, acids, caustics, explosives or otherwise hazardous equipment or materials § 5.22.050 · code text There shall be no use or storage of dangerous chemicals, acids, caustics, explosives or otherwise hazardous equipment or materials.

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Home businesses are limited to 200 square feet of living area per home, staffed by no more than 2 residents, inside the home only.

Running a business from home in Palm Springs

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