Chelan County, WA Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

Chelan County's Peshastin zoning standards, adopted at § 11.22.040, set out development requirements that apply on top of the § 11.22.030 use chart. Subsection (2) covers signs for the C-D, C-H, I, I-C and P-U zones generally, then carves out a separate, tighter rule for the three residential zones in subsection (2)(E): within R-1, R-2 and R-3, only neighborhood or subdivision signs, residential signs, and signs associated with a permitted home occupation, an approved conditional use permit or a lawful nonconforming use may go up, and even those are 'defined and regulated by Chapter 11.92,' the county's general sign chapter.

That cross-reference matters because the home occupation itself must already be a permitted or conditionally approved use, listed in the § 11.22.030 use chart, before any accessory sign for it becomes lawful; a sign cannot exist for a home business that was never approved as a home occupation. Community Development, which administers both Chapter 11.22 and Chapter 11.92, reviews sign proposals for compliance with size, height, illumination and setback standards in Chapter 11.92 in addition to confirming the use itself qualifies under this residential-zone restriction.

Because the restriction applies specifically to Peshastin's R-1, R-2 and R-3 districts, it does not by itself govern signage for home businesses in the C-D, C-H or other Peshastin zones, or in the rest of unincorporated Chelan County outside this urban growth area.