Harrison County, MS Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- One sign maximum for home employment
- UDC § 819.03(a)
- Sign capped at 4 sq ft
- UDC § 819.03(a)
- Max sign height 5 feet
- UDC § 819.03(a)
- 5-ft setback from property lines
- UDC § 819.03(a)
- Home occupations get no sign at all
- UDC § 819.02(a)
Summary
Home businesses classified as "home employment" in unincorporated Harrison County may post exactly one unlighted sign, capped at four square feet and five feet tall, set back at least five feet from every property line. UDC § 819.03(a) forbids any other exterior signage.
a. A home employment use shall be conducted as an accessory use entirely within a single-family detached dwelling unit and/or its accessory building(s) and shall not change the character of the buildings nor have any exterior evidence other than one unlighted freestanding sign not to exceed four (4) square feet in area, nor five (5) feet in height, and which must be set back at least five (5) feet from all property lines. No other signs shall be permitted, except where required by state law.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.
Full Breakdown
03(a) spells out the sign allowance for the county's "home employment" category, a more intensive home-based use than a plain home occupation. The use must keep no exterior evidence "other than one unlighted freestanding sign not to exceed four (4) square feet in area, nor five (5) feet in height, and which must be set back at least five (5) feet from all property lines. " That's a hard cap: one sign, unlighted, freestanding, 4 sq ft, 5 ft tall, 5-ft setback, nothing more. 05(a), which allows one unlighted facade or freestanding sign under the identical size and setback limits.
02(a) gets no sign allowance at all beyond what state law separately requires, the county reserves any on-site signage for the more heavily regulated, client-facing categories. 03(k), and the classification itself is a conditional use processed through § 1404, so the sign allowance only attaches once that approval is in hand.
Violations & Fines
Erecting a sign larger than 4 square feet, taller than five feet, closer than five feet to a property line, or lighted, or posting more than one sign, puts a home employment use out of compliance with § 819.03(a). Knowingly violating any UDC provision is a misdemeanor under § 1409.03, with a fine of up to $100 on conviction and each day of a continuing violation treated as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a home-based business in Harrison County put up a sign?
How big can a home employment sign be?
Can a rural home business have a sign too?
Does a lighted sign qualify?
Sources & Official References
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