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Running a business from home in Perris

A home occupation may use 1 room or 25 percent of the dwelling, with 1 customer vehicle and 1 non-resident employee at a time.

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Key points

  • Home businesses: A home occupation may use 1 room or 25 percent of the dwelling, with 1 customer vehicle and 1 non-resident employee at a time.

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

What Perris's code says

Perris code What Perris's code adds
Space used
  • No more than 1 room or 25% of the home's total square footage.
    § 19.02.140 · code text
    A maximum of one room within the dwelling unit or 25 percent of the total square footage of the dwelling unit may be used for the home occupation.
Customer visits
  • No more than 1 customer or client vehicle.
    Applies: At any one time.
    § 19.02.140 · code text
    A maximum of one customer or client vehicle at any given time shall be allowed to visit the premises of the home occupation.
Employees
  • No more than 1 non-resident employee or assistant.
    Applies: At the site at any one time.
    § 19.02.140 · code text
    In addition, no more than one non-resident employee or assistant is permitted to engage in home occupation activities at the site at any given time.
Permit
  • A valid business license is required.
    § 19.02.140 · code text
    A valid business license shall be obtained.
Businesses not allowed
  • Medical marijuana dispensaries; tattoo services
    § 19.02.140 · code text
    Medical marijuana dispensaries or tattoo services are not permitted home occupations.
  • Cabinet making
    Applies: Home crafts
    § 19.02.140 · code text
    Home crafts, such as model making, rug weaving, quilting and needlework, lapidary work and wood working, limited to the uses of tools and equipment commonly available for personal residential use, but specifically excluding cabinet making.
  • Medical, dental and similar uses that involve regular patient visits to the site
    § 19.02.140 · code text
    Telecommuting, business, professional and sales offices, excluding medical, dental and similar uses that involve regular patient visits to the site, provided that no retail sales transactions are made on the premises and that no customers or clients visit the site, except as specifically allowed by this section.

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Frequently asked questions

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A home occupation may use 1 room or 25 percent of the dwelling, with 1 customer vehicle and 1 non-resident employee at a time.

General information, not legal advice.

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