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Running a business from home in Inyo County

In R, RR and OS districts, Inyo County home businesses may have at most 15 round trips daily and 1 full-time-equivalent nonresident employee.

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Key points

  • Home businesses: In R, RR and OS districts, Inyo County home businesses may have at most 15 round trips daily and 1 full-time-equivalent nonresident employee.

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

What Inyo County's code says

Inyo County code What Inyo County's code adds
Customer visits
  • No more than 15 round trips per day.
    Applies: Home businesses in the R, RR and OS districts. Hours of operation must be between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.
    § 18.78.130 · code text
    Generation of vehicular traffic that exceeds fifteen round trips per day to the home occupation and any hours of operation that are not between seven a.m. and eight p.m., or activities that generate objectionable noise, glare, vibration, odor or electrical disturbance;
Employees
  • No more than 1 full-time equivalent employee who is not a resident family or household member.
    Applies: Home businesses in the residential (R), rural residential (RR) or open space (OS) districts.
    § 18.78.130 · code text
    The employment of more than one full time equivalent employee that is not a resident family or household member;
Businesses not allowed
  • Keeping a stock of goods for sale or rental on the premises that are not homemade
    Applies: Home occupations in the R, RR and OS districts
    § 18.78.130 · code text
    Maintenance on the premises of any stock of goods for sale or rental which are not homemade;

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Frequently asked questions

Can I run a business from my home in Inyo County?

In R, RR and OS districts, Inyo County home businesses may have at most 15 round trips daily and 1 full-time-equivalent nonresident employee.

General information, not legal advice.

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