Running a business from home in Rio Dell: the local rules

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

What Rio Dell's code says

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Space used	No more than 25% or 500 square feet of the home's floor area, whichever is more. Applies: Space used inside the home. § 17.30.170 · code text Not more than 25 percent or 500 square feet (whichever is more) of the total floor area within the dwelling unit or no more than 500 square feet of an accessory building shall be used in connection with any home occupation; No more than 500 square feet. Applies: Space used in an accessory building. § 17.30.170 · code text Not more than 25 percent or 500 square feet (whichever is more) of the total floor area within the dwelling unit or no more than 500 square feet of an accessory building shall be used in connection with any home occupation; No more than 25% or 500 square feet of floor area, whichever is more. Applies: An address of convenience, a business address for mail and phone calls, in the home or an accessory building. § 17.30.170 · code text Not more than 25 percent or 500 square feet (whichever is more) of the total floor area within the dwelling unit or accessory building shall be used in connection with any address of convenience.
Customer visits	The business must not mainly involve serving customers or clients at the home. Applies: Home occupations. § 17.30.170 · code text The primary function of a home occupation shall not necessitate the rendering of services to customers or clients on the premises; No services to clients or customers at the property. Applies: Addresses of convenience. § 17.30.170 · code text An address of convenience shall not include the rendering of services to clients or customers at the premises;
Permit	A business license is required and must be kept current. Applies: Home occupations and addresses of convenience. § 17.30.170 · code text Every home occupation and address of convenience permittee shall obtain a business license and keep it current during the life of the business. A home occupation permit is required. Applies: All home occupations in the city. § 17.30.170 · code text all home occupations in the City of Rio Dell must secure approval of a home occupation permit.
Businesses not allowed	automobile repair, automobile wrecking, barber shops and beauty parlors, commercial stables, veterinary offices, kennels, or restaurants Applies: home occupations; the list is not limited to these uses; a business that does not meet the home occupation standards requires a conditional use permit § 17.30.170 · code text A home occupation shall not include, but such exclusion shall not be limited to, the following: automobile repair, automobile wrecking, barber shops and beauty parlors, commercial stables, veterinary offices, kennels, or restaurants;

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A home business may use at most 25% of the home or 500 square feet, whichever is more, with no customer services on site.

Running a business from home in Rio Dell

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