Washington County, MD Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

21 of the Washington County Zoning Ordinance, "Signs Permitted Without Zoning Permits," lists the signs a property owner may erect in any district without first applying for a permit. " The ten-square-foot cap is a hard ceiling on total sign area, not a per-face limit, and the section allows only one such sign per home occupation. This sits alongside the Article 28A "Home Occupation" definition, whose criterion D likewise limits home-business signage to a single sign, confirming the ten-square-foot cap is the operative standard across the ordinance rather than a one-off exemption.

Other signs permitted without a permit under the same section include farm-product signs up to thirty square feet and certain temporary or informational signs, but the home-occupation allowance is capped far lower. 2's general rule still applies: no sign may be erected, hung, placed, or painted except as the ordinance provides, so a sign larger than ten square feet, or a second sign, falls outside this exemption and would need to qualify some other way or come down.