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Running a business from home in Delano

Delano requires a Home Occupation Permit and allows only resident family members who live on the premises as employees.

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Key points

  • Home businesses: Delano requires a Home Occupation Permit and allows only resident family members who live on the premises as employees.

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

What Delano's code says

Delano code What Delano's code adds
Space used
  • Up to 25% of the living space or 250 square feet, whichever is greater.
    Applies: Storage of materials and supplies for the home business.
    § 20.11.170 · code text
    Up to twenty-five percent of the living space or two hundred fifty square feet, whichever is greater, of the home may be used for storage of materials and supplies related to the home occupation.
Customer visits
  • Foot and car traffic is limited to what is normal for a residential area.
    § 20.11.170 · code text
    Pedestrian and vehicular traffic will be limited to that normally associated with residential districts.
Employees
  • All employees must be members of the resident family and live on the property.
    § 20.11.170 · code text
    All employees shall be members of the resident family and shall reside on the premises.
Permit
  • A Home Occupation Permit is required.
    Applies: Apply to the Community Development Department; the Director must find that the listed conditions are met.
    § 20.11.170 · code text
    Prior to approving a request for a home occupation, the applicant shall complete and submit a home occupation application to the Community Development Department.
Businesses not allowed
  • Direct sales of products or merchandise on the premises
    § 20.11.170 · code text
    There will be no direct sales of products or merchandise on the premises.

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Delano requires a Home Occupation Permit and allows only resident family members who live on the premises as employees.

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