Illegal Home Occupations
Can a business operate out of a residential property?
The following guidelines have been set in accordance to Article 36 of the Tracy Municipal Code.
No person shall conduct a home occupation without first obtaining a home occupation permit. Once a permit has been obtained, the home occupation shall adhere to the regulations set forth in TMC section 10.08.4600.
Tracy Municipal Code (TMC) section 10.08.4610, the following uses and those with similar characteristics, are prohibited as home occupations: photography studio, beauty parlor, barber shop, pet grooming, appliance or vehicle repair shops, animal hospital, medical practitioner, clinic, music school, dancing school, business school, any other school with organized classes, except for individual instruction.