Doral, FL Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

Sec. 74-781 sets the standards every home occupation or home-based business in Doral must satisfy, and item (7) is a flat ban: no signs indicating the presence of the home occupation or home based business shall be located on or about the residential dwelling. There's no size or content exception in the text; the rule covers any sign, whether it names the business, shows a logo, or simply signals that commercial activity happens at the address. It pairs with item (6), which bars altering the residence's exterior in any way to attract attention to the home occupation or to the residence as a place of business, so the no-sign rule is part of a broader requirement that a home business stay visually indistinguishable from any other house on the block.

The business can still list its home address as its official place of business with the city and with the Florida Division of Corporations, since Sec. 74-787(b) contemplates a home-based business registering that address with Sunbiz, it just cannot mark that address with a sign. A violation of item (7) makes the entire home occupation a prohibited use under Sec. 74-782, not merely a signage infraction, since Sec. 74-782 requires compliance with all Sec. 74-781 standards at all times for the license to remain valid.

Code compliance officers may inspect and issue a citation under Sec. 74-784 once they have a reasonable basis to believe a sign or other violation exists, and the city manager can pursue suspension or revocation of the business tax receipt under Sec. 74-785 after notice and, absent an emergency, a hearing before the special magistrate.