Anaheim prohibits visible signage for home occupations under AMC 18.38.130. Home businesses must be invisible from the street. No signs, displays, or advertising visible from the exterior of the residence.
AMC Section 18.38.130 requires home occupations to be conducted entirely within the dwelling with no visible evidence of the business from the exterior. No signs, displays, or advertising related to the home occupation may be visible from outside the residence. The home occupation must remain clearly incidental and secondary to residential use. This includes no window signs, lawn signs, vehicle wraps with business advertising parked visibly, or any other exterior indication of commercial activity. The city's sign ordinance in AMC Chapter 18.44 and Section 4.04 further restricts commercial signage in residential zones. Home business operators may advertise online and through other off-site channels but the physical premises must maintain a residential appearance.
Business signage visible from street: code enforcement notice. Commercial appearance in residential zone: home occupation permit revocation. AMC 18.44 violation.
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