Jacksonville, FL Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign limit (RR/RLD/RMD-A/RMD-B)
- 1 sq ft, non-illuminated, flat wall-mounted
- Sign limit (RMD-C/D/E, RHD)
- Up to 24 sq ft, non-illuminated
- Illuminated/roof/neon signs
- Prohibited in residential districts
- Home occupation tie-in
- Sec. 656.401(n)(1)(iii) caps sign at Part 13 limit
Summary
In Jacksonville's RR, RLD, RMD-A and RMD-B zoning districts, a home business gets one sign: non-illuminated, one square foot, mounted flat against the building wall, that's the whole allowance.
One nonilluminated sign not exceeding a maximum of one square foot in area and mounted flat against the wall of the building or structure is permitted, unless otherwise specifically prohibited in the Zoning Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Jacksonville's Zoning Code makes running a home occupation conditional on leaving no visible sign of the business except "the allowable sign pursuant to Part 13" (Sec. 656.401(n)(1)(iii)). Part 13's residential sign rule caps that at one non-illuminated sign, one square foot, mounted flat against the building wall, in the RR, RLD, RMD-A and RMD-B districts (Sec. 656.1303(a)(1)(i)). In the denser RMD-C, RMD-D, RMD-E and RHD districts, the residential cap rises to one non-illuminated sign up to 24 square feet (Sec. 656.1303(a)(2)(i)). Roof signs, neon signs, changing message devices and strip lighting are barred outright in every residential district.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the size cap, illuminating the sign, or mounting it as a freestanding rather than flat wall sign voids the home occupation status and is enforced as a zoning code violation, with sign forfeiture on the table.
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