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Running a business from home in San Juan Bautista

A home business may use at most 200 square feet and have at most 2 off-site workers; more needs a conditional use permit.

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Key points

  • Home businesses: A home business may use at most 200 square feet and have at most 2 off-site workers; more needs a conditional use permit.

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

What San Juan Bautista's code says

San Juan Bautista code What San Juan Bautista's code adds
Space used
  • Up to 200 square feet.
    Applies: Using more than 200 square feet requires a conditional use permit.
    § 11-07-060 · code text
    Use exceeding two hundred (200) square feet;
Customer visits
  • 2 clients or patients at a time.
    Applies: Home visits by clients or patients, only with a conditional use permit from the Planning Commission.
    § 11-07-060 · code text
    One (1) chair barber shop or beauty salon, home visits for two (2) clients or patients at a time, direct product distribution, pet grooming or any other use or occupation which the City Planner determines is similar in nature to the previously listed uses;
Employees
  • Up to 2 people on site who live elsewhere.
    Applies: More than 2 requires a conditional use permit.
    § 11-07-060 · code text
    Use employing more than two (2) persons on site that reside off site;
Permit
  • A conditional use permit is required.
    Applies: Using an accessory structure.
    § 11-07-060 · code text
    Use of an accessory structure;
  • A conditional use permit is required.
    Applies: Woodworking with machinery.
    § 11-07-060 · code text
    Woodworking with machinery;
  • A conditional use permit is required.
    Applies: One-chair barber shop or beauty salon, visits by 2 clients or patients at a time, direct product distribution, pet grooming or similar uses.
    § 11-07-060 · code text
    One (1) chair barber shop or beauty salon, home visits for two (2) clients or patients at a time, direct product distribution, pet grooming or any other use or occupation which the City Planner determines is similar in nature to the previously listed uses;
  • A conditional use permit is required.
    Applies: Food handling, processing, packaging, catering or similar uses in a detached accessory structure with a commercial kitchen meeting Health Code standards.
    § 11-07-060 · code text
    Food handling, processing, food packaging, catering or any other use or occupation where the operation is located in a detached accessory structure with a commercial kitchen that meets Health Code standards which the City Planner determines is similar in nature to the previously listed uses;
  • A conditional use permit is required.
    Applies: More than 2 home businesses in one dwelling unit.
    § 11-07-060 · code text
    Having more than two (2) home occupations in a dwelling unit;
Businesses not allowed
  • Adult businesses; animal hospitals or the harboring, raising, training, or treatment of animals or birds for commercial purposes; gun or ammunition sales; medical and dental offices, clinics, and laboratories (except chiropractors and counselors/psychotherapists); massage; healing arts; mini storage; print shop or photo shop; sale of products except artist’s originals or products individually made-to-order on the premises; storage and delivery of materials and other accessories for construction and service trades; vehicle repair, upholstery, automobile detailing and painting, and display and sale of any vehicle; welding or fabrication shops, repair, fix-it or plumbing; transportation, shuttle, limousine, bus, or tour bus services except office use
    § 11-07-050 · code text
    The following are examples of uses that are not incidental to or compatible with residential activities, and are therefore prohibited as home occupations:

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A home business may use at most 200 square feet and have at most 2 off-site workers; more needs a conditional use permit.

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