Home occupations in unincorporated Elkhart County may display only a small, non-illuminated sign under the county Zoning Ordinance's home-occupation standards; storefront-style commercial signage is not allowed. Within Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, and Middlebury, each city's sign code sets the limit instead.
The Elkhart County Zoning Ordinance limits how a home occupation advertises: signage must be small and unobtrusive so the property keeps its residential character, with no bright freestanding commercial sign of the kind a storefront would use. Roadside stands run by Amish families typically post only a simple hand-lettered price or product sign. A sign placed within a state or county road right-of-way falls under INDOT or the county highway department. Inside the cities of Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, and Middlebury, the municipal sign ordinance governs size, placement, and lighting rather than the county rule.
The county can order removal of a sign that exceeds the home-occupation standard, and the highway authority removes any sign placed unlawfully in a road right-of-way.
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