Augusta-Richmond County, GA Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign ban
- No signs for home occupations in Ag/Residential zones
- R-1 rule
- No exterior signs or on-site advertising allowed
- Floor area cap
- Business limited to 25% of heated floor area
- Permit needed
- Special Use Permit required for all home occupations
- Max penalty
- $500 fine, up to 60 days jail
Summary
Augusta-Richmond County prohibits any sign for a licensed home occupation in Agricultural or Residential zones, and separately bars all exterior signs and on-site advertising for R-1 home businesses.
Signs for uses permitted by special exception in sections 15-18 and 26. When located in Agricultural or Residential zones, signs shall be prohibited in association with the following uses: family day care homes, family personal care homes, group personal care homes, transitional housing and home occupations.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Recodification).
Full Breakdown
The zoning ordinance's sign article names the uses allowed to post signs in Agricultural and Residential zones, then expressly excludes home occupations from that list: no home-based business in these zones can display any sign. This matches the separate R-1 home-occupation rule, which bars any exterior sign or on-site advertising for a licensed home occupation and confines the business to 25% of the dwelling's heated floor area, operated entirely inside the home. Home occupation Special Use Permits come from the Augusta Planning and Development Department or the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Violations & Fines
Violating the sign or home-occupation rules is a Zoning Ordinance offense punishable by up to a $500 fine and 60 days in jail, tried in Magistrate's Court; the county can also sue to enjoin the violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I put a sign on my house advertising my home business in Augusta-Richmond County?
Do Blythe and Hephzibah follow this same sign ban?
Sources & Official References
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