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Running a business from home in Sonora

Sonora limits a home business to one room and 25% of the floor area, with at most 3 visits a day and no employees.

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Key points

  • Home businesses: Sonora limits a home business to one room and 25% of the floor area, with at most 3 visits a day and no employees.

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

What Sonora's code says

Sonora code What Sonora's code adds
Space used
  • No more than 1 room and no more than 25% of the home's floor area.
    Applies: Living area or garage only; not in accessory structures, yards or required parking.
    § 17.59.020 · code text
    does not occupy more than twenty-five percent of the floor area of the dwelling;
Customer visits
  • 3 visits (6 vehicle trips) per day at most.
    § 17.59.020 · code text
    Traffic related to the operation of the business shall be limited to six vehicle trips per day (three visits).
Employees
  • Employees cannot work at or be sent out from the home.
    § 17.59.020 · code text
    Employees shall not work at or be dispatched from the premises nor otherwise be on or about the premises for business purposes;
Permit
  • A home occupation permit is required.
    § 17.59.030 · code text
    An application for a home occupation permit shall be filed with the community development department on a form provided by the department.
Businesses not allowed
  • on-premises sales or vending of merchandise
    § 17.59.020 · code text
    Involves no on-premises sales or vending of merchandise;
  • use involving the storage, sale or use of hazardous, flammable or explosive materials beyond those normally found in a single-family residence
    § 17.59.020 · code text
    No use involving the storage, sale or use of any hazardous, flammable or explosive materials, beyond that normally found in a single-family residence shall be allowed as a home occupation.

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Sonora limits a home business to one room and 25% of the floor area, with at most 3 visits a day and no employees.

General information, not legal advice.

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