Babylon, NY Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Max size
- Six square feet
- Material
- Painted wood (brass on masonry)
- Limit
- One sign per frontage
- Where it applies
- Downtown Copiague (DC) District
- Mounting
- Post, porch, or wall
Summary
In the Town of Babylon's Downtown Copiague district, a home-based business sign must be painted wood, no larger than six square feet, and limited to one per street frontage.
Home-based business signs. Signs advertising a home-based business shall be permitted and shall be consistent with the architectural style and shall be painted wood with a maximum size of six square feet. Signs may have engraved gold leaf letters and symbols. Signs may be mounted to a freestanding post, hung below a porch roof, or mounted to a building wall. Brass signs may be used for signs mounted to masonry building walls. One sign advertising a home-based business is permitted at each frontage.
(6) Security signs. One sign providing notice of a security system is permitted at each frontage and shall be affixed to a building.
(7) Real estate signs. One real estate sign advertising a property for sale or rent may be displayed at each frontage.
(8) Exposed, open-channel neon and back-lit, pin-mounted neon signage shall be permitted.
(9) Temporary signs shall be permitted, subject to § 213-409.
(10) Internally illuminated and glowing dome-shaped canopy awnings, as well as internally illuminated box lighting, flashing, digital, moving, false neon-like, vinyl banner, and flag signs shall be specifically prohibited. In addition, freestanding, off-site, and detached signs are prohibited unless noted otherwise.
B. Materials; uniformity.
(1) Signs shall be of materials consistent with the architectural style.
(2)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4941158; v66 updated 2026-05-13; through 05-13-2026).
Full Breakdown
Town of Babylon Code § 213-541 governs sign types in the Downtown Copiague (DC) Zoning District, including home-based business signs. Such a sign must match the building's architectural style, be made of painted wood (brass is allowed on masonry walls), and may carry engraved gold-leaf letters or symbols. The maximum size is six square feet, and only one home-based business sign is permitted at each street frontage; it may be mounted on a post, hung under a porch roof, or affixed to the wall.
Violations & Fines
A home-based business sign exceeding six square feet, made of unauthorized material, or posted at more than one location per frontage violates § 213-541 and is subject to sign-permit denial or removal by the Building Inspector.
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