Huntington, NY Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Size cap
- 2 square feet
- Illumination
- Not allowed except physician's office sign
- Permit
- No sign permit required, inspection applies
- Combined allowance
- 1 nameplate plus 1 home occupation sign
- Citation
- Huntington Code § 198-92B(3)
Summary
Huntington allows a single home occupation sign in any zoning district without a sign permit, but the Zoning Code caps it at two square feet and bars illumination, except for a physician's office sign. It can be combined with one nonilluminated nameplate of the same size, though both are still inspected.
The following signs in all Districts shall not require a sign permit but shall be subject to an inspection and the payment of an inspection fee as provided in § 198-99(B)(3): ... One (1) nameplate and one (1) home occupation sign, each not more than two (2) square feet in area and nonilluminated, except that a sign placed to announce the office of a physician may be illuminated.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4940543; v75 updated 2026-06-09; through 06-09-2026).
Full Breakdown
Huntington's sign regulations in Chapter 198 list a home occupation sign among the small category of signs that don't need a sign permit at all, though they still go through an inspection. Under § 198-92B(3), a property may display "one (1) nameplate and one (1) home occupation sign, each not more than two (2) square feet in area and nonilluminated," with a single carve-out: a sign announcing a physician's home office may be illuminated. 1(C), which otherwise prohibits signs with commercial content on residential property except for a short list of exceptions that includes home occupation signs.
Exceeding the two-square-foot limit, illuminating the sign without qualifying as a physician's office sign, or posting more than one home occupation sign converts the display into an unpermitted sign subject to the removal and enforcement authority of the Director of Public Safety.
Violations & Fines
A home occupation sign larger than two square feet, illuminated without qualifying for the physician's-office exception, or posted in addition to a separate nameplate beyond the one-each allowance is an unpermitted sign. The Director of Public Safety can order it removed under the sign article's inspection and removal authority, and the property owner is strictly liable for sign-code violations under § 198-99.
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