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Building on your lot in Fillmore

Fillmore sets its own list of businesses that may not run from a home. The list covers animal, vehicle, medical, carpentry and similar uses.

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Key points

  • Banned businesses: Fillmore does not allow some home businesses, including adult businesses, animal grooming or breeding, carpentry, massage parlors and medical offices.
  • Vehicle work: Fillmore also bans vehicle repair, detailing and painting at home, and welding; mobile minor repair or detailing at the customer's location is not banned.

Each rule below is marked Fillmore code or CA state law and links to the section it comes from (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

Running a business from home

Fillmore code What Fillmore's code adds
Businesses not allowed
  • Adult business
    § 6.04.5415 · code text
    1. Adult business;
  • Businesses which entail the harboring, training, breeding, raising, or grooming of dogs, cats, or other animals on the premises
    § 6.04.5415 · code text
    2. Businesses which entail the harboring, training, breeding, raising, or grooming of dogs, cats, or other animals on the premises;
  • Carpentry and cabinet making
    § 6.04.5415 · code text
    3. Carpentry and cabinet making;
  • Dance club/night club
    § 6.04.5415 · code text
    4. Dance club/night club;
  • Fortune telling (psychic)
    § 6.04.5415 · code text
    5. Fortune telling (psychic);
  • Massage parlor
    § 6.04.5415 · code text
    6. Massage parlor;
  • Medical and dental offices, clinics, and laboratories
    § 6.04.5415 · code text
    7. Medical and dental offices, clinics, and laboratories;
  • Mini-storage
    § 6.04.5415 · code text
    8. Mini-storage;
  • Plant nursery
    § 6.04.5415 · code text
    9. Plant nursery;
  • Vehicle repair (body or mechanical), upholstery, automobile detailing (i.e., washing, waxing, etc.) and painting
    Applies: Mobile minor repair or detailing at the customer's location is not prohibited
    § 6.04.5415 · code text
    10. Vehicle repair (body or mechanical), upholstery, automobile detailing (i.e., washing, waxing, etc.) and painting. (This does not prohibit "mobile" minor repair or detailing at the customer's location);
  • Welding and machining
    § 6.04.5415 · code text
    11. Welding and machining;

Solar panels and EV chargers

Fillmore code What Fillmore's code adds
EV charger permit
  • The building official issues all permits when the application meets the checklist and laws; e-mail, internet or fax filing allowed.
    Applies: Applies to electric vehicle charging stations eligible for fast permitting.
    § 6.04.3432 · code text
    Consistent with Government Code Section 65850.7, the building official shall implement an expedited permit review process for electric vehicle charging stations, and adopt a checklist of all requirements with which electric vehicle charging stations shall comply with in order to be eligible for expedited review.
Solar permit process
  • Administrative, nondiscretionary review; the permit issues when a complete application meets the checklist and standard plan; only one inspection.
    Applies: Applies to small rooftop home solar systems.
    § 5.45.060 · code text
    The building and safety department shall issue a building permit or other nondiscretionary permit, on the same day for over-the-counter applications or within 1-3 business days for electronic applications, upon receipt of a complete application that meets the requirements of the approved checklist and standard plan.
  • Electronic filing by e-mail or internet; electronic signatures accepted.
    Applies: Applies to small rooftop home solar permit applicants.
    § 5.45.050 · code text
    Electronic submittal of the required permit application and documents by email or the Internet will be made available to all small residential rooftop solar energy system permit applicants. An applicant's electronic signature will be accepted on all forms, applications, and other documents in lieu of a wet signature.
Review time
  • Same day.
    Applies: Applies to complete over-the-counter applications for small rooftop home solar that meet the checklist and standard plan.
    § 5.45.060 · code text
    The building and safety department shall issue a building permit or other nondiscretionary permit, on the same day for over-the-counter applications or within 1-3 business days for electronic applications, upon receipt of a complete application that meets the requirements of the approved checklist and standard plan.
  • Within 1-3 business days.
    Applies: Applies to complete electronic applications for small rooftop home solar that meet the checklist and standard plan.
    § 5.45.060 · code text
    The building and safety department shall issue a building permit or other nondiscretionary permit, on the same day for over-the-counter applications or within 1-3 business days for electronic applications, upon receipt of a complete application that meets the requirements of the approved checklist and standard plan.

Tree removal

Fillmore code What Fillmore's code adds
Protected trees
  • Existing trees with trunks 4 inches across or more, measured 4 feet above grade.
    Applies: Applies to trees on a development site; the city considers saving them and requires a tree report.
    § 6.04.2855 · code text
    Where a site contains existing trees with trunks four inches in diameter or greater measured four feet above grade, consideration shall be given to preserving the tree(s) in compliance with the following:
Replacement trees
  • Replace it elsewhere at its set dollar value, move it on the site, or spend its value on site landscaping.
    Applies: Applies to removing a tree recommended for saving on a development site; the city may require one of these.
    § 6.04.2855 · code text
    A. Replace the tree, per its assigned dollar value, in another location; B. Relocate the tree to another location on the site; or C. Contribute the assigned dollar value of the tree to be removed to other specific landscaping improvements on the site as approved by the director.

Other Fillmore rules on this

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Frequently asked questions

Can I run a business from my home in Fillmore?

Fillmore does not allow some home businesses, including adult businesses, animal grooming or breeding, carpentry, massage parlors and medical offices. Fillmore also bans vehicle repair, detailing and painting at home, and welding; mobile minor repair or detailing at the customer's location is not banned.

Do I need a permit for solar panels or an EV charger in Fillmore?

Fillmore's code: The building official issues all permits when the application meets the checklist and laws; e-mail, internet or fax filing allowed. (Applies to electric vehicle charging stations eligible for fast permitting.) (§ 6.04.3432); Administrative, nondiscretionary review; the permit issues when a complete application meets the checklist and standard plan; only one inspection. (Applies to small rooftop home solar systems.) (§ 5.45.060).

Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Fillmore?

Fillmore's code: Existing trees with trunks 4 inches across or more, measured 4 feet above grade. (Applies to trees on a development site; the city considers saving them and requires a tree report.) (§ 6.04.2855); Replace it elsewhere at its set dollar value, move it on the site, or spend its value on site landscaping. (Applies to removing a tree recommended for saving on a development site; the city may require one of these.) (§ 6.04.2855).

General information, not legal advice.

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