Running a business from home in Selma: the local rules

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

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Customer visits	No customers may come to the site. Applies: For minor home businesses. Products and services are delivered off site by the residents. § 11-4-3 · code text Sales of products or provision of services shall be delivered offsite by the occupants of the residence, and no customers shall come to the site to take delivery of products or receive services at the site.
Employees	No non-resident partners or employees. Only residents may work in the business on site. Applies: For minor home businesses. § 11-4-3 · code text Only a resident of the premises may engage in a home occupation on the premises. Nonresident partners, employees, or customers are not permitted to engage in the home occupation on the premises. Up to 2 employees who do not live in the home. Applies: For major home businesses, or as state law allows for babysitters, domestic staff or cottage food operations. § 11-4-3 · code text Up to two (2) employees other than residents of the dwelling unit shall be allowed to work, gather or congregate on the premises in connection with a major home occupation, or as otherwise allowed through State law for babysitters, domestic staff, or cottage food operations as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 113758.
Permit	Allowed. The only fees are an administration fee, a state fee and a gross receipts fee. Applies: For minor home businesses. § 11-4-3 · code text An administration fee, state fee and gross receipts fee (5-1-34: License Fee; Gross Receipts) shall be the only fees associated with a Minor Home Occupation. A home occupation permit and a business tax certificate are required. Applies: For major home businesses. § 11-4-3 · code text An application for a home occupation permit shall be filed in compliance with Chapter 11-6-4 (Zoning Clearances).
Businesses not allowed	repair services other than small appliances, equipment, or other small objects normally capable of being carried by one person without mechanical equipment or devices Applies: Minor home occupation § 11-4-3 · code text A home occupation may not involve the performance of any repair services on the premises other than small appliances, equipment, or other small objects which are normally capable of being carried by one person without the aid of mechanical equipment or devices.

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A minor home business may have no customers on site and no nonresident employees; a major one, up to 2 non-resident employees.

Running a business from home in Selma

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