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Running a business from home in Shasta County

A home business may use 25% of the home, or 400 sq ft in a garage or accessory building; customer trips need a permit.

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Key points

Home businesses: A home business may use 25% of the home, or 400 sq ft in a garage or accessory building; customer trips need a permit.

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

What Shasta County's code says

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Space used	No more than 25% of the home's floor space. Applies: For a home business inside the home. § 17.88.175 · code text The floor space occupied by a home occupation shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the floor space of the dwelling unit if located within the dwelling unit, or four hundred square feet if in an attached garage or residential accessory building; No more than 400 square feet. Applies: For a home business in an attached garage or residential accessory building. § 17.88.175 · code text The floor space occupied by a home occupation shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the floor space of the dwelling unit if located within the dwelling unit, or four hundred square feet if in an attached garage or residential accessory building;
Customer visits	No customer vehicle trips. Applies: Without an administrative permit. § 17.88.175 · code text It will generate no customer vehicle trips. If the home occupation will generate customer vehicle trips, an administrative permit must be secured, in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.88.205. Up to 6 customer vehicle trips per day. Applies: On lots of 1 acre or less, for home businesses with customer trips. § 17.88.205 · code text If the lot is one acre or less in size, up to six customer vehicle trips may be permitted daily; Up to 10 customer vehicle trips per day. Applies: On lots larger than 1 acre, for home businesses with customer trips. § 17.88.205 · code text If the lot is larger than one acre in size, up to ten customer vehicle trips may be permitted daily.
Employees	Only people who live in the home may run or work in the business. § 17.88.175 · code text It shall be conducted only by persons residing in the dwelling unit in which the home occupation exists. No other persons may be engaged in or employed for purposes of a home occupation;
Permit	An administrative permit is required. Applies: When the home business will bring customer vehicle trips. § 17.88.175 · code text If the home occupation will generate customer vehicle trips, an administrative permit must be secured, in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.88.205.
Businesses not allowed	displaying or selling stock-in-trade on the premises, except articles produced on the premises § 17.88.175 · code text Except for articles produced on the premises, no stock-in-trade may be displayed or sold on the premises;

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A home business may use 25% of the home, or 400 sq ft in a garage or accessory building; customer trips need a permit.

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