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Running a business from home in Simi Valley

A home business may use 1 room, at most 20% of the home, with no non-resident employees; professional services, 1 client at a time.

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Key points

  • Home businesses: A home business may use 1 room, at most 20% of the home, with no non-resident employees; professional services, 1 client at a time.

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

What Simi Valley's code says

Simi Valley code What Simi Valley's code adds
Space used
  • 1 room only, at most 20% of the home's gross floor area, entered from inside the home.
    § 9-44.090 · code text
    The area of use for all home occupations shall be confined entirely to one room in the dwelling, not to exceed 20 percent of the total gross floor area of the dwelling, and the entrance to the home occupation space shall be from within the dwelling.
Customer visits
  • No more than 1 client on site at a time.
    Applies: Business and professional services.
    § 9-44.090 · code text
    A home occupation shall be limited to business and professional services that do not involve the on-site presence of more than one client at a time
  • No extra car or foot traffic beyond what is normal for the zone.
    § 9-44.090 · code text
    The home occupation shall not attract or generate any additional vehicular or foot traffic to the dwelling beyond that which is considered normal for the zoning district in which the home occupation is located.
Employees
  • No employees who do not live in the home.
    § 9-44.090 · code text
    No person, other than residents of the home, shall conduct business at the dwelling which is granted the Home Occupation Permit.
Permit
  • A valid Home Occupation Permit is required.
    § 9-44.090 · code text
    It is unlawful to operate a business from a dwelling without a valid Home Occupation Permit, issued in compliance with Subsection F (Home Occupation Permit procedures), below.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

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A home business may use 1 room, at most 20% of the home, with no non-resident employees; professional services, 1 client at a time.

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