Home Occupation

Do you work from home or run a business on your property?

Pinal County is updating the code for Home Based Business. Please go here to learn more and submit suggestions: https://www.pinal.gov/1924/Chapter-2150260-Home-Based-Business

Definition of HOME OCCUPATION:
Current code:
Home occupation means a business activity carried on by the occupant of a dwelling unit as a secondary use.

Canceled 1/16/25 draft (the definition changed):
Home Occupation means any business for the limited manufacture, provision or sale of goods or services that is owned and operated by the owner or tenant of a Dwelling Unit of a residential or rural property as an Accessory Use. See PCDSC § 2.150.260 for requirements.

Definition of the word USE:
(no significant change from the current code and the canceled draft)
Use means the purpose(s) for which land, Building, or Structure is occupied, maintained, arranged, designed, or intended.

Definition of the word Dwelling Unit:
(no significant change from the current code and the canceled draft)
Dwelling unit means a room or suite of two or more rooms that is designed for or is occupied by a person or persons for living purposes and having its own cooking and sanitary facilities.

Current rules for Home occupation
2.150.260
Link to the current code HERE.

(The process for obtaining a permit is HERE.)

Home occupations are subject to the following requirements:
A. A home occupation permit is required to be obtained from the planning director.
1. The home occupation permit shall apply only to a full-time resident of the dwelling.
2. If there is a Use change, a new home occupation permit shall be required.
B. A home occupation permit is issued to the applicant and does not attach to the land. The home occupation must be conducted within a dwelling, or an accessory building of no more than 400 square feet. Not more than one-fourth of the floor area of one story of the main dwelling shall be used for the home occupation.
C. There shall be no public display of stock-in-trade on the premises.
D. Not more than two nonresidents of the premises are employed in the home occupation.
E. No equipment or material associated with the home occupation shall be stored outdoors.
F. The residential character of the dwelling and subject property shall not be changed by said use.
G. Such occupation shall not cause any sustained, unpleasant, or unusual noises or vibrations, noxious fumes or odors, or cause any traffic congestion in the immediate neighborhood.
H. All parking used in conjunction with the home occupation shall be on site and shall not include commercial parking features such as wheel stops, parking lanes, or striping.
I. Home occupations shall not provide overnight accommodations.
J. Home occupations shall serve no more than five clients in one day and no more than two clients at any one time.
K. No signs advertising the home occupation are permitted, except for a temporary commercial sign on the residential property during business hours, if the sign is not more than 24 inches by 24 inches.
L. The following uses shall not be permitted as home occupations:

1. Auto repair and service;
2. Barbershop;
3. Beauty salon;
4. Commercial food preparation;
5. Mortuary or embalming service;
6. Tattoo parlor;
7. Veterinarian service, kennels, and pet grooming;
8. Welding service;
9. Any commercial use not customarily associated with home occupations as a secondary use; and
10. Delivery services related to commercial use.

Proposed Code Updates & Redlines 7/14/2026 LINK HERE

Home Based Businesses_Redlined Draft_6_24_2026 Download

Current ARIZONA STATE rules for home based businesses: ARS 11-820
Restriction on regulation; home-based businesses; exception; definitions

A. Any ordinance authorized by this chapter shall not restrict or otherwise regulate the owner of a home-based business that holds a valid license from:
1. Making residential property improvements to add doors, shelving or display racks for use by the home-based business.
2. Displaying a temporary commercial sign on the residential property during business hours, if the sign is not more than twenty-four inches by twenty-four inches.
3. Selling or offering for sale any goods.
4. Generating traffic, parking or delivery activity that does not cause on-street parking congestion or a substantial increase in traffic through the residential area.
5. Having more than one client on the property at one time.
6. Employing any of the following:
(a) Residents of the primary dwelling.
(b) Immediate family members.
(c) One or two individuals who are not residents of the primary dwelling or immediate family members.

B. This section does not preclude a county from imposing reasonable operating requirements on a home-based business or a residential property used by a home-based business.

C. For the purposes of this section:
1. “Goods” means any merchandise, equipment, products, supplies or materials.
2. “Home-based business” means any business for the limited manufacture, provision or sale of goods or services that is owned and operated by the owner or tenant of the residential property.
3. “Immediate family member” means a spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild, stepparent, stepchild or stepsibling whether related by adoption or blood.
4. “License” means any permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter or similar form of authorization that is required by law and that is issued by any agency, department, board or commission of this state or of any political subdivision of this state for the purpose of operating a business in this state or to an individual who provides a service to any person and the license is required to perform that service.