Running a business from home in Redlands: the local rules

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

What Redlands's code says

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Space used	No more than 10% of the home's total square footage or 1 room, whichever is less. § 18.160.020 · code text No more than ten percent (10%) of the total square footage of the dwelling or one room of the dwelling, whichever is less, shall be employed for the home occupation.
Customer visits	No customers or clients may visit the home. Applies: Music lessons, tutoring and produce sales may be allowed if the community development director approves their intensity. § 18.160.020 · code text The home occupation shall not allow customers or clientele to visit the dwelling.
Employees	Only the family living in the home can work in the business. § 18.160.020 · code text There shall be no employment of persons other than the resident family of the dwelling.
Permit	A home occupation permit and a current city business license are required. § 18.160.020 · code text A home occupation permit is not valid until a current city business license is obtained.
Businesses not allowed	direct sales of products or merchandise from the home, except produce grown on the subject property § 18.160.020 · code text There shall be no direct sales of products or merchandise from the home, except for produce (fruit or vegetables) grown on the subject property.

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A home business may use at most 10% of the home or 1 room, whichever is less; only the resident family may work there.

Running a business from home in Redlands

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