A home business in St. Johns County shows almost no outward sign of commerce. Florida's Home-Based Business Act, Fla. Stat. §559.955, protects the business but requires that, seen from the street, the property stay consistent with the surrounding homes, which effectively bars conspicuous signage.
The Home-Based Business Act does not hand out a sign allowance; it protects the business only while the home keeps its residential look. Fla. Stat. §559.955 provides that, as viewed from the street, the use of the property must be consistent with the residential areas around it. A large, lit, or freestanding commercial sign breaks that condition and forfeits the Act's protection. St. Johns County and cities like St. Augustine apply their sign codes evenhandedly to every property, and those codes bar commercial signage in residential districts. A small nameplate that does not alter the home's appearance is the practical limit.
An oversized or illuminated home-business sign in a residential area breaches both the county sign code and the Act's residential-appearance condition, drawing a code enforcement notice, an order to remove it, and fines until it comes down.
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