A home occupation in Indianapolis may have no display of goods or external evidence of the business other than a single window or wall sign not exceeding 2 square feet in area. No freestanding, illuminated, or larger signs are permitted for a residential home occupation.
Sign limits for home occupations appear in the Zoning Ordinance at Section 743-306.K.10, which provides that 'No display of goods or external evidence of the home occupation shall be permitted other than one window or wall sign not exceeding 2 square feet in area.' This single-sign cap was deliberately set after review by the Residential Task Force, which revised the provision to use one maximum size limit instead of tying home-occupation signs to the larger signs allowed for nonresidential uses in residential districts (which could otherwise have permitted signs up to 3% of wall area or 300 square feet). The sign must be a window or wall sign mounted on the dwelling; no additional or separate exterior entrance and no structural changes to the residential appearance of the home are allowed under Section 743-306.K.7, which further constrains how a sign may be displayed. Larger or freestanding business signage is regulated separately under the general sign standards of Chapter 744 and is not available to residential home occupations.
Posting a home-occupation sign larger than 2 square feet, more than one sign, or any other external display of the business is a zoning violation enforced by DBNS Code Enforcement, which may order removal of the noncomplying sign and impose continuing-violation penalties under the Revised Code of the Consolidated City and County.
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