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Running a business from home in Dixon

Dixon limits home businesses to 25% of the structure and 3 clients at a time, with no visits from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.

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Key points

  • Home businesses: Dixon limits home businesses to 25% of the structure and 3 clients at a time, with no visits from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.

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

What Dixon's code says

Dixon code What Dixon's code adds
Space used
  • No more than 25% of the building's total area, including the garage.
    § 18.19.120 · code text
    The home occupation shall not occupy an area equivalent to more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total area of the structure, including the garage.
Customer visits
  • No more than 3 clients or customers on site at any one time.
    § 18.19.120 · code text
    There shall be no more than three (3) clients or customers on the premises at any one time.
  • No client or customer visits between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
    § 18.19.120 · code text
    Clients or customers shall not visit the home occupation between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Employees
  • No employees or independent contractors other than residents of the home.
    Applies: Home businesses in general, except as allowed for cottage food operations.
    § 18.19.120 · code text
    No employees or independent contractors other than residents of the dwelling unit shall be permitted to work at the location of a home occupation except as otherwise allowed for cottage food operations.
  • Only 1 full-time-equivalent employee, plus the operator and household members living in the home.
    Applies: Cottage food operations.
    § 18.19.120 · code text
    Only the cottage food operator and members of the household living in the unit, as well as one (1) full-time equivalent cottage food employee, may participate in a cottage food operation.
Permit
  • A separate City of Dixon business license, where applicable.
    § 18.19.120 · code text
    Where applicable, a separate City of Dixon business license is required for each home occupation.
Businesses not allowed
  • Adult-oriented businesses; animal services; automobile/vehicle sales and services; contractor shop; eating and drinking establishments; hotels and motels; hospitals and clinics; personal services; storage, sale, or use of explosive, guns, ammunition, or flammable or hazardous materials; any use not authorized by the Fire Chief
    § 18.19.120 · code text
    The following specific uses, either by operation or nature, are not incidental to or compatible with residential activities and shall therefore not be permitted as home occupations:

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Dixon limits home businesses to 25% of the structure and 3 clients at a time, with no visits from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.

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