Running a business from home in Temecula: the local rules

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

What Temecula's code says

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Space used	No more than 20% of the gross floor area, including storage. Applies: Area used only for the home business. § 17.04.030 · code text Further, not more than twenty percent of the gross floor area shall be used exclusively for a home occupation, including area used for storage. Only inside the home or an attached enclosed building; horticulture may be outdoors in the rear half of the parcel. § 17.04.030 · code text Horticultural activities only may be conducted outdoors, but shall be within the rear one-half of the parcel.
Customer visits	No more than 1 client at a time. Applies: In-home services with client visits; appointments must be one at a time and not back to back. § 17.04.030 · code text Appointments for in-home services that require client visitation to the residence shall be scheduled individually (1:1) and nonconsecutive so that not more than one client is on the premises at any given time.
Employees	No more than 1 employee besides the people who live in the home. Applies: Babysitters and domestic staff do not count. § 17.04.030 · code text Not more than one employee other than residents of the dwelling unit, shall be allowed to work, gather or congregate on the premises in connection with a home occupation with the exception of babysitters or domestic staff.
Permit	Yes. A home occupation permit is required. § 17.04.030 · code text A home occupation permit shall be granted, if the request conforms to the requirements listed below. A city business license is also required. Applies: The permit is valid only for the named person and address, and only while a city business license is in effect. § 17.04.030 · code text The home occupation permit shall be valid only for the person to whom it is issued, at the address for which it is issued, and during the period of time for which a valid city business license has been issued.
Businesses not allowed	on-site sales of goods or displays of goods § 17.04.030 · code text There shall be no on-site sales of goods or displays of goods.

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Temecula limits a home business to 20% of the home's gross floor area, including storage, and one employee besides residents. Temecula allows one client at a time by individual appointment and requires a home occupation permit and a city business license.

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