Irvington, NJ Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

Irvington's zoning code addresses home-based businesses under § 650-54, Home occupations, which applies wherever a home occupation is permitted as of right or by conditional use permit under Article VI of Chapter 650. Subsection C states plainly: no sign shall be permitted in connection with such home occupation, and no other outward display indicating the dwelling is being used for any purpose other than residential. D, which permits a professional nameplate under Article VII. The provision goes further than banning signs outright: it also bars any display of goods or advertising.

B. Read together, § 650-54 is built to keep a home occupation invisible from the street: no sign, no display, no altered facade, no visible sign of commercial activity at all. A resident running a home occupation who posts a sandwich board, window sign, or yard sign is out of compliance the moment it goes up, regardless of size or wording. The Zoning Officer enforces Chapter 650 under Article XI, and violations of § 650-54, including its sign ban, are prosecuted under the chapter's general penalty provision at § 650-94.