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Running a business from home in Dunsmuir

Dunsmuir limits home businesses to 25% of the home or 400 square feet, whichever is less, and generally 4 client visits a day.

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Key points

Home businesses: Dunsmuir limits home businesses to 25% of the home or 400 square feet, whichever is less, and generally 4 client visits a day.

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

What Dunsmuir's code says

Dunsmuir code What Dunsmuir's code adds
Space used	No more than 25% of the home's floor area or 400 square feet, whichever is less. § 17.96.040 · code text The activity occupies no more than twenty-five (25) percent of the floor area of the dwelling unit or four hundred (400) square feet, whichever is less.
Customer visits	No more than 1 client or customer at the home at the same time. Applies: A minor with a parent or guardian is the exception. § 17.96.040 · code text Except for a minor accompanied by a parent or guardian, no more than one (1) client/customer is permitted at the residence at the same time. Customer or client visits are limited to 4 per day. Applies: General rule for home businesses. § 17.96.040 · code text Customer or client visits are limited to four (4) per day or six (6) per day for personal instruction services (e.g., musical instruction or training, art lessons, academic tutoring). Customer or client visits are limited to 6 per day. Applies: Personal instruction services, such as music lessons or training, art lessons, or academic tutoring. § 17.96.040 · code text Customer or client visits are limited to four (4) per day or six (6) per day for personal instruction services (e.g., musical instruction or training, art lessons, academic tutoring).
Employees	No one other than the home's residents can be employed on site. § 17.96.040 · code text No person shall be employed by the home occupation at the premises other than the resident(s) of the dwelling.
Permit	A business license and a home occupation permit are required. § 17.96.040 · code text Subject to issuance of a business license and a home occupation permit, home occupations are permitted in all zoning districts that permit residential uses subject to the following standards:
Businesses not allowed	selling or displaying products for sale on the premises, except cottage food direct sales and as state law allows Applies: products made on the premises may be sold off-site § 17.96.040 · code text With the exception of direct sales for cottage food operations in accordance with Section 17.96.050 (Cottage food operations), and as allowed by state law, no product shall be displayed for sale or sold upon the premises. animal-related services, including grooming or personal care, requiring animals to be present on the residential property Applies: animal-related services § 17.96.040 · code text No animal-related services, including grooming or personal care, requiring animals to be present on the residential property shall be allowed on the premises.

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Dunsmuir limits home businesses to 25% of the home or 400 square feet, whichever is less, and generally 4 client visits a day.

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