Running a business from home in Oakdale: the local rules

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

What Oakdale's code says

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Space used	No more than 25% of all buildings on the property. Applies: Building space used for the home business. § 36-18.21 · code text The business shall be conducted entirely within buildings designed and built for normal residential use; not more than twenty-five (25) percent of all buildings on the property shall be devoted to the home occupation; and there shall be no outside activity, storage or display.
Customer visits	No more than 10 trips per day. Applies: Traffic from clients and off-site employees in any 24-hour period. § 36-18.21 · code text In no case shall client and/or off-site employee generated traffic exceed ten (10) trips per day in any given twenty-four (24) hour time period.
Permit	A Home Occupation Permit and a business license are required. Applies: Businesses run from a home within city limits. § 36-18.21 · code text All businesses conducted within the City limits and from a dwelling shall comply with the licensing requirements for businesses in the City.
Businesses not allowed	Vehicle painting, repair and/or body and fender work § 36-18.21 · code text Vehicle painting, repair and/or body and fender work shall be prohibited.

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Oakdale home businesses need a permit and business license, may use 25% of all buildings and draw up to 10 trips a day.

Running a business from home in Oakdale

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