Anderson County, SC Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

E of the zoning ordinance sets the sign rule for every home occupation permitted under the broader home occupation standards in Section 6:11, whether it is a listed use like a beautician or child care home, or an unlisted occupation approved by special exception. The rule permits only one sign: a non-illuminated nameplate that cannot exceed two square feet in area, and it must be mounted flat against the wall of the principal building where the occupation is conducted, ruling out freestanding yard signs, window signs, or anything with internal or external lighting.

This sits within the same section that caps home occupations at two non-resident workers, bars retail sale of off-premises merchandise, forbids street-visible merchandise displays, and requires off-street parking under Section 6:9, so a homeowner cannot use a larger or lit sign to advertise even a fully compliant home business. The restriction is stricter than sign standards that apply to freestanding commercial uses elsewhere in the code, reflecting the residential character the home occupation rules are built to protect; the ordinance separately provides, in Section 6:2, that nonconforming signs may not be expanded, reinforcing that the two-square-foot cap functions as a hard ceiling rather than a starting point for future growth.