Home-business signage in Franklin County is tightly restricted. Columbus Zoning 3332.21 prohibits any external sign advertising a home occupation. Most suburbs allow at most a small professional nameplate (2 sq ft or less) attached to the house; freestanding yard signs are not permitted.
Columbus home-occupation rules explicitly ban any external display, sign, or other outside evidence of the business, which is the strictest signage rule in the home-business code. Vehicles with business decals parked on the property are generally acceptable but cannot be commercial vehicles exceeding the city's residential parking rules. Suburbs such as Worthington, Dublin, and Westerville permit a single small nameplate-style sign typically 1 to 2 sq ft attached flat to the house, no illumination, containing name and occupation only. Historic district overlays further restrict any signage through Historic Preservation Commission review. Any freestanding yard sign advertising a home business (lawn care, tax preparation, contractor) is a zoning violation subject to removal and fines.
Sign violations in Columbus trigger removal orders and fines up to 500 dollars per day under Code 3391. Repeated violations can escalate to Environmental Court referral and business cease-operation orders.
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