In Yellowstone County zoning districts, a home occupation may display no illuminated sign, and only one non-illuminated sign giving the name and occupation, not more than one square foot in area. Larger or lit signs are not allowed for a home business.
Under the county's adopted home occupation standards, signage is tightly limited. The rule permits only one sign, showing the operator's name and occupation, and caps its area at one square foot; illuminated signs are prohibited entirely. These limits keep the residential character of the neighborhood intact. The standard applies within adopted zoning districts, including the Laurel-Yellowstone County jurisdiction. On unincorporated rural land with no zoning, the county sets no sign rule for a home business. Inside Billings or Laurel, that city's sign code applies instead.
A sign exceeding one square foot, or any illuminated sign, violates the home occupation conditions and can be grounds for revoking the home occupation approval in a zoning district.
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