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Running a business from home in Trinity County

For minor home occupations, Trinity County allows at most 2 visiting vehicles at a time and 1 off-site employee.

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Home businesses: For minor home occupations, Trinity County allows at most 2 visiting vehicles at a time and 1 off-site employee.

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Space used	No more than 2.5% of the gross lot area, up to 10,000 square feet in total. Applies: Major home businesses, allowed only in UNC, RR, A and AF zones on parcels larger than 1 acre. § 17.30B.060 · code text A major home occupation use, or combination of such uses on a single property, shall not occupy more than two and one-half percent of the gross lot area, up to a maximum of ten thousand total square feet.
Customer visits	No more than 2 vehicles visiting the site at one time. Applies: Minor home businesses on a single site. § 17.30B.060 · code text A minor home occupation use or combination of minor home occupations n a single site shall not involve more than two vehicles visiting the site at any one time No more than an average of 6 vehicles a week, including customers, clients and deliveries. Applies: Minor home businesses on a single site. § 17.30B.060 · code text or exceed an average of six vehicles a week. This provision shall apply to vehicles used by customers, clients, and shipping/delivery services. Customers, employees and deliveries only 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Applies: All home businesses; other hours only when a use permit sets them. § 17.30B.050 · code text The primary hours of operation for home occupations shall be limited to seven a.m. to eight p.m. Monday through Saturday, and eight a.m. to five p.m. Sundays.
Employees	No more than 1 employee who lives off-site. Applies: Minor home businesses on a single site. § 17.30B.060 · code text A minor home occupation or combination of minor home occupations on a single site may include employment of no more than one individual who resides off-site No more than 3 employees who live off-site. Applies: Major home businesses on a single property. § 17.30B.060 · code text Major home occupation uses may include employment of a maximum of three individuals who reside off-site
Permit	No use permit. Applies: Home businesses without any of the features listed in the use-permit table. § 17.30B.040 · code text Home occupation uses that do not have characteristics identified in the table do not require a use permit A use permit from the planning director. Applies: Minor home business on a parcel under 5 acres or a shared private road, with qualifying vehicle traffic or off-site employees. § 17.30B.040 · code text Minor home occupation use, except small family day care homes and small residential care facilities, located on a parcel under 5 acres in size and/or located on a shared-privately maintained road or driveway, and involving one or both of the following characteristics: a] Use generates vehicle traffic as provided in Section 17.30B.060 (A)(5) b] Use includes employment on-site of an individual as provided in Section 17.30B.060 (A)(4) A use permit from the planning director. Applies: Minor home business in a detached accessory structure larger than the home's gross square footage. § 17.30B.040 · code text Minor home occupation use conducted in a detached accessory structure that has floor area that exceeds the gross square footage of the related residence on the property. A use permit from the planning director. Applies: Major home business within 500 feet of a single-family home on another property. § 17.30B.040 · code text Major home occupation use located within 500 feet from a single-family dwelling located off-site. A use permit from the planning director. Applies: Major home business in a PR, SC, FH or RD-1 overlay zone. § 17.30B.040 · code text Major home occupations located in a Plan Review (PR), Scenic Conservation (SC), Flood Hazard (FH), or Recreational District (RD-1) overlay zone. A use permit from the planning director. Applies: Major home business on a parcel under 20 acres that uses outdoor area for storage or business work. § 17.30B.040 · code text Major home occupation use, located on a parcel under 20 acres in size, that utilizes area outside a building for storage or to conduct all or part of regular business operations. A use permit from the planning director. Applies: Major home business with vehicle access from a shared, privately maintained road or driveway. § 17.30B.040 · code text Major home occupation use located on property that has vehicle access provided from/by a shared-privately maintained road or driveway. A use permit from the Planning Commission. Applies: Major home business on a parcel under 5 acres. § 17.30B.040 · code text Major home occupation use located on a parcel under 5 acres in size. Required Finding. A use permit from the Planning Commission. Applies: Major home business mainly selling stocked goods, supplies or products, and open to the public. § 17.30B.040 · code text Major home occupation use involving retail sales of stocked merchandise, supplies, or products as the primary purpose of the business, and is open to the public. A use permit from the Planning Commission. Applies: Major home business with hours outside the standard primary hours. § 17.30B.040 · code text Major home occupation use involving primary hours of operation other than those provided in Section 17.30B.050 (G) A use permit from the Planning Commission. Applies: Major home business over 10,000 square feet that still meets the 2.5% lot-area limit. § 17.30B.040 · code text Major home occupation use that satisfies the 2.5% ratio of lot area standard but would exceed 10,000 square feet as provided in Section 17.30B.060 (B)(4)

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