Commercial Businesses

• Contact the Building Department at 707-421-7310 to schedule a safety inspection of your business.
• The business license cannot be approved until you have passed the safety inspection.
• Questions or for more information, call (707) 421-7328.

Home-based Businesses

Suisun City allows certain limited types of businesses to be conducted within homes and apartments. Our primary concern is to protect the residential integrity of the neighborhood. The issuance of a business license is based on your compliance with conditions developed in part to protect the neighborhood and your property values.

All home-based businesses must apply for a Home Occupation Permit and have it approved by the Community Development Department. Click here for the application form.

The operation of this business must meet all of the following conditions:

• The business use is clearly secondary to the residential use of the property. The business does not change the character of the dwelling or adversely affect the neighborhood;
• No mechanical equipment shall be installed or maintained other than such that is customary to a residential use;
• The business creates no additional traffic and requires no additional parking spaces beyond what is normal for a residential use;
• No retail sales are allowed to take place from the home;
• No business vehicles other than passenger cars, vans, mini-vans, or up to 1-ton pick-up trucks may be parked at the residence; and
• The business is conducted by the inhabitants of the residential unit except that a maximum of one employee who is not a resident may be allowed by the Planning Commission provided the following conditions are met:
  • The employee works under the direction of the resident and is not an independent or separate business enterprise,
  • The employee is necessary to the performance of the home occupation,
  • Employment would be limited to the hours of 7 a.m. to 6 p.m,
  • The allowance of an employee would not require the use of any parking required for the residence or create on-street parking problems in the neighborhood.

If it is found that home businesses are not complying with the above requirements and/or causing a problem in the neighborhood, the City's permission to operate the business may be withdrawn.

If you have any questions on home business, call the Suisun City Community Development Department at 707-421-7335.