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Running a business from home in Westlake Village

Westlake Village does not allow some home businesses, such as auto repair, barber services, carpentry, welding, medical offices and firearm sales.

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Key points

  • Banned businesses: Westlake Village does not allow some home businesses, such as auto repair, barber services, carpentry, welding, medical offices and firearm sales.

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

What Westlake Village's code says

Westlake Village code What Westlake Village's code adds
Businesses not allowed
  • Industrial uses
    § 9.28.030 · code text
    1. Industrial uses.
  • Automotive repair (body or mechanical), upholstery and painting
    § 9.28.030 · code text
    2. Automotive repair (body or mechanical), upholstery and painting.
  • Barber and beauty services
    § 9.28.030 · code text
    3. Barber and beauty services.
  • Carpentry and cabinet making
    § 9.28.030 · code text
    4. Carpentry and cabinet making.
  • Welding and machining
    § 9.28.030 · code text
    5. Welding and machining.
  • Medical offices, clinics and laboratories, including psychologists, chiropractors and dentists
    § 9.28.030 · code text
    6. Medical offices, clinics and laboratories, including, but not limited to, psychologists, chiropractors and dentists.
  • Adult businesses, including massage parlors and the making of adult movies
    § 9.28.030 · code text
    7. Adult businesses, including massage parlors and the making of adult movies.
  • Sale of firearms, including engaging in activities as a gun dealer
    § 9.28.030 · code text
    8. Sale of firearms, including engaging in activities as a "gun dealer," as defined in Section 6.3.005 of this Code.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I run a business from my home in Westlake Village?

Westlake Village does not allow some home businesses, such as auto repair, barber services, carpentry, welding, medical offices and firearm sales.

General information, not legal advice.

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