Running a business from home in Visalia: the local rules

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

What Visalia's code says

Visalia code What Visalia's code adds
Customer visits	No customers may come to the home for any business transaction. § 17.32.030 · code text In order to limit commercial traffic in neighborhoods, no customers may come to your residence for any business transaction.
Employees	Only residents. No one else may be employed or subcontracted on the premises. § 17.32.030 · code text No person, other than a resident of the dwelling, shall be employed or subcontracted on the premises in the conduct of a home occupation;
Permit	A home occupation permit from planning staff, before any business license is issued. § 17.32.030 · code text A home occupation may be permitted by issuance of a home occupation permit by the planning department staff in accordance with the following regulations and no business license shall be issued beforehand:
Businesses not allowed	businesses that involve the storage or use of pesticides § 17.32.030 · code text The home occupation shall not involve the storage or use of pesticides;

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Can I run a business from my home in Visalia?

Visalia allows no customers at a home business and residents only as workers, and requires a home occupation permit before a business license.

Running a business from home in Visalia

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What Visalia's code says

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