Ventura County, CA Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- On-site signs
- none permitted
- Off-site signs
- none permitted
- Print/vehicle ads
- can't disclose address
- Governing rule
- § 8107-1.2.3
Summary
Home occupations in unincorporated Ventura County cannot post any sign naming or advertising the business, on the property or off it, and ads can't reveal the home address.
No signs naming or advertising the home occupation are permitted on or off the premises. Advertising for the home occupation in a telephone book, newspaper or other printed material or on equipment or vehicles associated with the occupation, shall not divulge the dwelling's location.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 51).
Full Breakdown
County Ordinance Code § 8107-1.2.3 flatly prohibits signs naming or advertising a home occupation, whether located on or off the premises. It also bars advertising the dwelling's location in phone-book listings, newspaper ads, other printed material, or lettering on equipment or vehicles tied to the occupation, closing off the usual workarounds for a storefront-style sign.
Violations & Fines
Posting a prohibited home-occupation sign is a misdemeanor/infraction under County Code §§ 13 and 13.1, and is also enforceable through civil penalties under Article 14, prosecuted by the Planning Director or Code Compliance Director.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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