Fayetteville, NC Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

4 (Home Occupation Signage) sits within the residential sign standards that govern the AR, SF-15, SF-10, SF-6, MR-5, and MH zoning districts. It permits a home occupation exactly one wall sign, capped at four square feet, and requires it be mounted directly onto the wall of the structure in which the occupation is performed, meaning no freestanding yard sign or window display is authorized under this provision. The illumination restriction is absolute for this sign type: it may not be internally illuminated, ruling out a backlit or channel-letter design, and it may not carry direct external illumination either, so a spotlight or floodlight aimed at the sign is also off the table.

5, which permits up to 32 square feet with external or internal illumination for qualifying non-residential uses; a home occupation instead falls under the smaller, unlit standard because it operates inside a residential zoning district. B before it is erected, placed, or altered.