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Chapter 2ݤ9224 STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES

§9224.4 HOME OCCUPATIONS

Ukiah Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-07 · Ukiah

A home occupation shall comply with the requirements of this section where allowed by Table 3: Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements.

A. Purpose: The provisions of this section are intended to allow limited business activity to occur within a residence, where the business activity is clearly incidental to the primary residential use and will not change the residential character of the neighborhood. Home occupations are also a means of promoting workplace alternatives. B. Alterations to Dwelling: No interior or exterior alterations for the home occupation shall be made to the dwelling that are not customarily found in or to serve residences. C. Commercial Vehicles: No commercial vehicle shall be used in conjunction with a home occupation, except pickups of three-quarters ton or less. D. Employees: Residents plus no more than two (2) nonresidents may work at a home occupation location. E. Identification: The home occupation shall not be identifiable from the property line by any means, including but not limited to sight, noise, light, smoke, odor, vibration, electrical interference, dust, glare, liquid, or solid waste. A person standing on the property line of the parcel on which the home occupation is located should not be aware of the home occupation. F. Items for Sale: Items offered for sale shall be limited to those produced on the premises, except where the person conducting the home occupation serves as an agent or intermediary between off-site suppliers and off-site customers, in which case all articles except samples shall be received, stored, and sold to customers at off-site locations. G. Location: The home occupation shall be conducted primarily within the main dwelling structure and shall not involve the use of any yard space or outside area. Accessory structures such as garages may be used but not in such a way as to preclude required vehicle parking. H. Parking and Traffic: The home occupation shall not create pedestrian, automobile, or truck traffic or parking in excess of that normally associated with a residential use, with no more than two (2) nonresident vehicles parked on the street at any given time and no idling of employee or customer vehicles. I. Signs: One nonilluminated identification sign of not more than one and one-half (1.5) square feet in area may be placed flat against an outside wall of the residence to advertise the home occupation subject to application for and approval of a sign permit. J. Storage: Outside storage of supplies or equipment is prohibited. K. Prohibited Uses: The following uses and similar activities as determined by the Planning Director are prohibited as home occupations: vehicle maintenance and repair; medical or dental offices; barber shop/beauty shop, nail salon; card reading, astrological services; class instruction on premises with more than two (2) students at any time; on-site painting services (auto, boat, appliance, etc.); gun repair, sale of guns or ammunition; food handling, processing, or packaging; welding, metal, or woodworking shops; kennels (including pet daycare), boarding of animals, pet grooming shops, animal hospitals; and

op, nail salon; card reading, astrological services; class instruction on premises with more than two (2) students at any time; on-site painting services (auto, boat, appliance, etc.); gun repair, sale of guns or ammunition; food handling, processing, or packaging; welding, metal, or woodworking shops; kennels (including pet daycare), boarding of animals, pet grooming shops, animal hospitals; and

activities involving substantial amounts of dangerous or hazardous materials, including but not limited to pesticides, herbicides, poisons, and/or highly flammable materials. (Ord. 1139, §2 (Exh. A, 5.040), adopted 2012)

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▸ Contents — Ukiah Zoning Code
Ukiah Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 2
  2. ▸ Chapter 2
    Overview
    1. §9055 PURPOSE AND INTENT
    2. §9056 PURPOSE AND INTENT
    3. §9057 PURPOSE AND INTENT
    4. §9058 PURPOSE
    5. §9067.5 LOT COVERAGE
    6. §9135 PURPOSE AND INTENT
    7. §9170 PURPOSE AND INTENT
    8. §9174 PURPOSE
    9. §9220 PURPOSE
    10. §9221 APPLICABILITY
    11. §9222 ZONING
    12. §9223 BUILDING AND SITE USES
    13. ▸ §9224 STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES
      Overview
      1. §9224.1 PURPOSE
      2. §9224.2 APPLICABILITY
      3. §9224.3 COMMUNITY GARDENS
      4. §9224.4 HOME OCCUPATIONS
      5. §9224.5 LARGE FAMILY DAYCARE
      6. §9224.9 RESTAURANT – FORMULA FAST FOOD
      7. §9224.13 SECOND UNITS
      8. §9224.14 SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY FACILITIES
      9. §9224.15 SPECIALTY FOOD AND BEVERAGE SALES WITH TASTINGS
    14. §9225 SITE AND BUILDING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
    15. §9227 HISTORICAL BUILDING STANDARDS
    16. §9228.1 PARKING REQUIRED
    17. §9228.2 NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
    18. §9228.3 REDUCTION OF REQUIRED VEHICLE PARKING
    19. §9228.4 EXCESS PARKING
    20. §9228.5 LOCATION OF REQUIRED VEHICLE PARKING
    21. §9228.6 PARKING STALLS AND DRIVE AISLES
    22. §9229 TREE PRESERVATION AND PLANTING REQUIREMENTS
    23. §9230 CIRCULATION STANDARDS
    24. §9231 ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES
    25. §9232 GLOSSARY

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