Home businesses in El Monte may not display commercial signage visible from outside the dwelling. The zoning code prohibits commercial signs in residential zones.
EMMC Division 8 (Signage and Billboard Regulations), Chapter 17.80 governs all signage. Section 17.80.060 covers permitted signs for residential, public, and quasi-public zoning districts. Section 17.80.070 covers building signs for commercial and manufacturing zones. The code includes provisions for purpose, applicability, exempt signs, prohibited signs, general procedures, temporary signs, design requirements, and maintenance/enforcement. All signs for home occupations in residential zones must comply with the residential zone sign standards, which are generally restrictive to maintain neighborhood character.
Unauthorized signs are subject to code enforcement under Chapter 17.80 maintenance and enforcement provisions.
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