Greece, NY Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

" The moment a homeowner installs an identification sign, § 211-26C(1)(b) reclassifies the business as a major home occupation, which under § 211-26C(1) requires Zoning Board of Appeals approval and is capped at one major home occupation per dwelling unit under § 211-26C(2). The same section limits any home occupation's footprint to 25% of the dwelling's gross floor area (excluding attached garages) or 500 square feet, whichever is less, per § 211-26B(4), and bars any exterior alteration that would change the residential character of the building or use of an accessory structure, attached or detached, for the business under § 211-26B(2).

The Building Inspector enforces these standards alongside the Zoning Board of Appeals, which hears the major home occupation application and can attach conditions to the approval. A homeowner who wants a sign therefore cannot simply post one; the sign use itself is what triggers the more demanding review track, and operating without the required ZBA approval once a sign is in place is treated as an unpermitted home occupation.