Hackensack strictly limits signage for home occupations to preserve residential character. Most home-based businesses are prohibited from displaying any exterior commercial signage on their property under the municipal zoning code.
The Hackensack zoning ordinance generally prohibits external evidence of home occupations, which includes commercial signs, displays, or advertising visible from the street. Permitted professional home offices may be allowed a single non-illuminated nameplate sign of very limited size, typically not exceeding two square feet, attached flat to the dwelling. Free-standing signs, illuminated signs, and window signs advertising home businesses are not permitted in residential districts. The sign code is enforced jointly by the Building Department and Zoning Officer, and any sign installation requires a sign permit prior to placement.
Unauthorized signage triggers removal orders, sign permit denials, and fines up to $1,250 per violation with daily penalties for continuing offenses.
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