What type of home occupations are allowed in the City?
Businesses that are clearly secondary to the primary residential use, and will not change the residential character of the neighborhood, are allowed as a home occupation/business. The following uses and similar activities are prohibited as home occupations/businesses:
- Animal hospitals
- Automobile/vehicle repair shops
- Bee keeping
- Kennels, including pet day care
- Pet grooming shops
- Raising of animals for commercial purposes
- Weapons or ammunition sales
- Welding shops
- Woodworking or metal working shops

For additional information on home occupations/businesses see Santa Rosa Zoning Code Section 20-42.070.

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1. Are mobile vending trucks/carts allowed in the City?
2. What is the cost of a business license in the City versus in the County?
3. What type of home occupations are allowed in the City?