La Porte prohibits exterior signage for home occupations in residential zoning districts. Home businesses must not display any visible signs, banners, or advertisements on the property that indicate commercial activity. This restriction preserves the residential character of neighborhoods and is a condition of the home occupation permit.
La Porte's zoning ordinance requires that home occupations have no exterior evidence of commercial activity, which includes a prohibition on business signs. No signs, banners, flags, window displays, or other advertising visible from the street or neighboring properties may be displayed. This includes vehicle signage if the commercial vehicle is parked in the driveway or visible from the street in a manner that advertises the business beyond what is incidental to owning a work vehicle. The city's sign ordinance in Chapter 94 regulates all signage citywide. In residential districts, allowable signs are limited to real estate signs, political signs (subject to state and federal protections), and address identification. Commercial signage requires a sign permit and is only permitted in commercial and industrial zoning districts. Operating a home business with unauthorized signage may result in code enforcement action and potential revocation of the home occupation permit. Even a small nameplate or directional sign for the business is not permitted at a residential address.
Displaying unauthorized business signage in a residential zone is a code violation. Fines up to $500 per day may be assessed. The sign must be removed upon notice from code enforcement. Repeated signage violations may result in revocation of the home occupation permit. Unauthorized signs may be removed by the city if not voluntarily taken down after proper notice.
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