Fairfield prohibits any sign, window display, or exterior identification of a home occupation on the premises. No off-site signs may direct customers to the home business. The dwelling must retain a purely residential appearance under FMC §25.20.
FMC §25.20 home-occupation regulations include an 'exterior evidence of use prohibited' provision that bars any window display, sign, lettering, logo, vehicle wrap parked at the residence, or other identification of the home occupation. No off-site sign may denote the location of a home business. The Sign Ordinance (FMC §25.50) applies to signs erected outdoors or placed inside a building within 3 feet of an exterior window where they would be visible from outside; both regulations bar home-business signage. Vehicle signage parked on the property is treated as a sign if it can be read from the street. The intent is to keep residential neighborhoods visually residential. Address numbers required by the fire code are not signs. Standard 'For Sale' real-estate signs and political signs are governed separately under FMC §25.50 and First Amendment doctrine. State-licensed family child-care providers may post a small identification sign as protected by Health & Safety §1597.45 but should still consult the city.
Code Compliance issues a notice to remove the sign within 10 days; failure to comply results in administrative citations ($100/$200/$500) and possible revocation of the Home Occupation Permit and Business License. Repeat offenders may face daily fines.
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