Running a business from home in Temple City: the local rules

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

What Temple City's code says

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Space used	No more than 200 square feet of the home's floor space. § 9-1T-16 · code text There is not more than two hundred (200) square feet of the floor space of the dwelling devoted to such use;
Customer visits	1 unrelated student at a time. Applies: Music lessons only (piano, woodwind, string or headphone-based); between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.; not on Sundays or federal holidays. § 9-1T-16 · code text Music lessons including piano, woodwind, string, and headphone-based musical instruments are permitted if there is not more than one unrelated student present at a time, lessons occur after eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. and before eight o'clock (8:00) P.M., and lessons do not occur on Sundays or Federal Holidays.
Employees	No more than 1 person regularly employed, and only a resident of the home. § 9-1T-16 · code text There is not more than one (1) person regularly employed in such occupation; and only a resident of the dwelling unit shall be employed in the operation of a home occupation use. No volunteers, interns or independent contractors. § 9-1T-16 · code text No volunteers, interns or independent contractors shall be part of a home occupation permit.
Permit	Yes. A home occupation license is required. Applies: Issued to an occupant of a home in any R zone. § 9-1T-16 · code text A home occupation license may be issued to an occupant of a dwelling unit, located in any R Zone, provided the home occupation meets the following:
Businesses not allowed	firearms and ammunition, massage, automotive repair shops, automotive body shops, pet grooming shops, kennels, bee keeping, raising animals for commercial purposes, or other uses deemed to be hazardous or undesirable by the Community Development Director § 9-1T-16 · code text The following uses will be prohibited as home occupations: firearms and ammunition, massage, automotive repair shops, automotive body shops, pet grooming shops, kennels, bee keeping, raising animals for commercial purposes, or other uses deemed to be hazardous or undesirable by the Community Development Director.

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Temple City limits a home business to 200 square feet and one employee, who must be a resident, and requires a home occupation license.

Running a business from home in Temple City

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