Harford County keeps home-business signs small. Under Chapter 267 a home occupation in a residential district may display one lighted sign no larger than two square feet, mounted flat against the building rather than freestanding.
Sign control for a home occupation lives in the County zoning code, Chapter 267. In the residential districts (RR, R1 through R4, VR, and RO), the code permits a single sign in connection with a home occupation, limited to two square feet in area, attached flat to the dwelling, and it may be lighted. Freestanding signs, larger dimensions, and additional signs are not allowed for a home occupation in these districts. Bel Air, Aberdeen, and Havre de Grace set their own sign limits within their municipal boundaries, and a sign within a state highway right-of-way also answers to the Maryland State Highway Administration.
An oversized, freestanding, or unpermitted home-business sign brings a zoning citation from the Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits, an order to remove it, and daily fines until it comes down.
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