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Running a business from home in Chino

A home business needs a permit and may use at most 10% of the home's floor area, in one room, with only occupants working.

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Key points

  • Home businesses: A home business needs a permit and may use at most 10% of the home's floor area, in one room, with only occupants working.

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

What Chino's code says

Chino code What Chino's code adds
Space used
  • No more than 10% of the home's gross floor area.
    Applies: The business must be inside one room of the home, not the garage.
    § 20.21.040 · code text
    The home occupation shall be conducted within an enclosed structure, completely confined to one room of the dwelling, excepting the garage, and shall occupy no more than ten percent of the gross floor area of the dwelling.
Customer visits
  • No more vehicle or foot traffic than is normal for a residential neighborhood.
    § 20.21.040 · code text
    The home occupation shall not generate vehicular or pedestrian traffic in greater volumes than would reasonably be expected in a residential neighborhood.
Employees
  • Only people who live in the home may work in the business.
    § 20.21.040 · code text
    Only the occupants of the dwelling may engage in the home occupation.
Permit
  • A home occupation permit with administrative approval is required.
    § 20.21.040 · code text
    Establishment of a home occupation shall require an Administrative Approval of a home occupation permit.
  • No home occupation permit is required.
    Applies: In-home teaching, such as music lessons or tutoring, with no more than 5 students present at one time.
    § 20.21.040 · code text
    A home occupation permit shall not be required for an in-home educational activity, including but not limited to music lessons, academic tutoring or religious instruction, provided no more than five students are present at any one time,
  • No home occupation permit is required.
    Applies: A business that needs only a phone or computer, with no deliveries or storage of business items at the home.
    § 20.21.040 · code text
    or a business that requires only a phone and/or computer, with no deliveries or storage of items related to the business to occur at the home.
Businesses not allowed
  • Gun and/or ammunition sales; barber and beauty shops; physical therapy; psychotherapy; similar personal services; businesses involving harboring, training, breeding, raising, grooming, or veterinary care of cats, dogs, or other animals; carpentry; cabinet making; furniture refinishing; bee keeping; medical and dental offices, clinics, or laboratories; repair, fix-it, or plumbing shops; storage of equipment, materials, and other accessories to the construction or service trades; motor vehicle repair, upholstery, or painting; welding or machining; gymnastics or athletic instruction; recording studios; outdoor recreation; retail sales except Cottage Food Operations; commercial food preparation (catering) except Cottage Food Operations; any other use determined by the director not incidental to or compatible with residential activities
    § 20.21.040 · code text
    The following uses are prohibited as home occupations:

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Frequently asked questions

Can I run a business from my home in Chino?

A home business needs a permit and may use at most 10% of the home's floor area, in one room, with only occupants working.

General information, not legal advice.

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