Kings County, CA Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

Kings County's Development Code controls how much signage a home-based business can display, and the limit depends on whether the business is a minor or rural home occupation. For a minor home occupation, Article 11, Section 1102.A provides that no signs shall be installed on the site advertising the products or services provided "other than one name plate, not to exceed two square feet in area." This keeps minor home occupations visually indistinguishable from an ordinary residence, consistent with the rule that the business remain incidental to the home. For a rural home occupation - intended for larger agricultural parcels and reviewed through Site Plan Review under Section 1102.B - signage is more generous: the "aggregate sign area...shall be limited to 50 square feet, with no individual sign exceeding 30 square feet." In the residential districts, the County's separate residential sign standards (Article 5, Table 5-3) also regulate nameplates and identification signs generally. Because these limits are specific and small for minor occupations, home businesses should plan on minimal on-site advertising. For any sign beyond a simple name plate, or for a rural home occupation sign program, confirm the requirements and whether a sign permit is needed with the Kings County Community Development Agency.