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Running a business from home in Santee

A home business may host 1 customer per 2-hour period, only residents may work there, and it needs Director approval and a business license.

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Key points

  • Home businesses: A home business may host 1 customer per 2-hour period, only residents may work there, and it needs Director approval and a business license.

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

What Santee's code says

Santee code What Santee's code adds
Customer visits
  • No more than 1 customer in any 2-hour period.
    Applies: Customers hosted on the property.
    § 13.06.060 · code text
    Home occupations shall not host customers on the premises more frequently than one customer within a two-hour time period.
Employees
  • Only residents of the home may work in the business.
    § 13.06.060 · code text
    No persons, other than residents of the dwelling unit, shall be engaged in such activity.
Permit
  • A current city business license is required.
    Applies: The home occupation is not valid without it.
    § 13.06.060 · code text
    A home occupation is not valid until a current City business license is obtained.
  • Director approval is required; the Director may add conditions or deny.
    Applies: Home occupation requests.
    § 13.06.060 · code text
    The Director is authorized to approve, impose reasonable conditions upon such approval, or deny such requests.
Businesses not allowed
  • automotive repair and/or engine rebuilding; upholstering; machine or welding shop; other similar commercial uses that are not compatible with residential uses as determined by the Director of Development Services
    § 13.06.060 · code text
    1. Automotive repair and/or engine rebuilding; 2. Upholstering; 3. Machine or welding shop; 4. Other similar commercial uses that are not compatible with residential uses as determined by the Director of Development Services.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

Can I run a business from my home in Santee?

A home business may host 1 customer per 2-hour period, only residents may work there, and it needs Director approval and a business license.

General information, not legal advice.

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