El Paso County, CO Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- No exterior advertising
- unless Chapter 6-compliant
- Sign illumination
- not allowed
- Governing section
- LDC § 5.2.29(4)(d)
- Applies to
- unincorporated county only
Summary
Home occupations in unincorporated El Paso County cannot advertise with any sign visible from outside the dwelling, and no sign illumination is allowed beyond normal residential lighting.
There shall be no advertising of the home occupation visible outside the dwelling except in accordance with the signage provisions in Chapter 6. Except by customary exterior residential lighting, no sign illumination is allowed.
(e) Outside Storage Prohibited. There shall be no outside storage or display on the premises of material, tools or equipment used as part of the home occupation or any products manufactured as part of the home occupation.
CD5:26 USE AND DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS 5.2.29
(f) Sales Limited.
No sale of goods, supplies, or other inventory shall be allowed unless the sales are clearly incidental and related to providing a service (e.g., sale of hair care products at a beauty shop; occasional sale of a firearm by a gunsmith; incidental retail sales where the home occupation is a mail order, internet, or delivery business, brokers of firearms where inventory is not maintained on site except for specific transactions) or unless the items are produced, constructed or assembled on the premises or are clearly incidental and related to the sale of the homemade items. Nothing in this Section shall limit the ability of the home occupation to sell products mail order via the internet or by telephone.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Land Development Code: Supplement 3 | Drainage Criteria Manual: Publication | Engineering Criteria Manual: Supplement 3 | Ordinances: Reformat).
Full Breakdown
County zoning bars any exterior advertising for a home-based business unless it complies with the general sign standards in Chapter 6, and it flatly prohibits illuminated signs beyond customary residential exterior lighting. The rule applies to every residential home occupation permitted under Land Development Code § 5.2.29, regardless of the type of business run from the home.
Violations & Fines
Signage that violates this standard is a Land Development Code compliance issue; Planning and Community Development can require removal and may revoke the home occupation's administrative approval for noncompliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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