Aurora, IL Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

Signage and display of items. There shall be no display of items or activity that will indicate from the exterior of the dwelling unit that it is being used in part as a home occupation. Display of items. Only articles produced by the members engaged in the home occupation shall be displayed within the dwelling unit. Direct sales and/or rentals of products off display shelves or racks is prohibited, however, a person may pickup an order previously made by telephone or other business means. Hours of operation. No visitor in conjunction with the home occupation (clients, patrons, pupils, sales, persons, ect.) shall be permitted between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Delivery vehicles. Deliveries from commercial suppliers shall be made by passenger vehicles, vans, parcel delivery vehicles, and other vehicles typically making deliveries within residential districts, however, deliveries shall not be made by semi-trailers. Deliveries shall be made between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Parking generated from the home occupations. Parking shall not occur in a manner or frequency causing disturbance to the normal traffic flow for the residential neighborhood. Parking for group meetings shall not occur more frequently than one (1) meeting per month.