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Running a business from home in Reedley

Home businesses need a Home Occupation Permit; the city bars restaurants, kennels, tattoo shops, non-mobile vehicle repair and many others.

Key points

  • Home businesses: Home businesses need a Home Occupation Permit; the city bars restaurants, kennels, tattoo shops, non-mobile vehicle repair and many others.

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

What Reedley's code says

Reedley code What Reedley's code adds
Permit
  • A Home Occupation Permit is required.
    § 10.84.090 · code text
    A Home Occupation Permit which is issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall automatically terminate when the activity which is the subject of the home occupation is discontinued for a continuous period of twelve (12) months
Businesses not allowed
  • Adult-oriented business
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Adult-oriented business as defined in Title 3 Chapter 12;
  • Ambulance services
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Ambulance services;
  • Animal boarding or pet grooming services that are not mobile
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Animal boarding and or pet grooming services that are not mobile;
  • Automotive/vehicle repair that is not mobile
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Automotive/vehicle repair that is not mobile;
  • Automotive/vehicle sales where vehicles are parked at the residence
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Automotive/vehicle sales where vehicles are parked at the residence;
  • Barber, beauty, or nail salons that are not mobile
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Barber, beauty, nail salons that are not mobile;
  • Businesses involving hazardous materials or chemicals outside typical home or hobby use
    Applies: as deemed so by the Community Development Department
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Businesses that involve hazardous materials or chemicals outside typical home or hobby use, as deemed so by the Community Development Department and subject to appeal to the Planning Commission;
  • Large scale carpentry and cabinet-making
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Large scale carpentry and cabinet-making;
  • Firearms manufacturing or repairs
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Firearms manufacturing and or repairs of any kind;
  • Furniture sales
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Furniture sales of any kind;
  • Gymnastic facilities
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Gymnastic facilities;
  • Kennels
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Kennels;
  • Massage parlor that is not mobile
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Massage parlor that is not mobile;
  • Laboratories
    Applies: of any type
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Laboratories of any type;
  • Marijuana growing or distribution
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Marijuana grow and or distribution;
  • Mini-storage
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Mini-storage;
  • Mortuaries
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Mortuaries;
  • Instructional services
    Applies: more than six (6) students at one time
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Instructional services for more than six (6) students at one time;
  • Pharmacies
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Pharmacies;
  • Large scale copy centers
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Large scale copy centers;
  • Recording studios
    Applies: of any kind
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Recording studios of any kind;
  • Repair, fix-it, or plumbing services that are not mobile
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Repair, fix-it, or plumbing services that are not mobile;
  • Restaurants
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Restaurants;
  • Retail sales requiring people to pick up items at the home occupation location
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Retail sales that require people to pick up items at the home occupation location;
  • Tanning salon with tanning beds
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Tanning salon with tanning beds;
  • Tattoo or body piercing
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Tattoo, body piercing.
  • Towing service that is not mobile
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Towing service that is not mobile;
  • Welding, metal working, and machine businesses that are not mobile
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Welding, metal working, and machine businesses that are not mobile;
  • Yoga instruction or personal fitness training
    Applies: for more than six (6) people at one time
    § 10.84.040 · code text
    Yoga instruction or personal fitness training for more than six (6) people at one time;

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Home businesses need a Home Occupation Permit; the city bars restaurants, kennels, tattoo shops, non-mobile vehicle repair and many others.

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