Home occupations in Ottawa County townships generally cannot advertise with visible signage. Holland Charter Township allows no change in the outside appearance of the dwelling and no other visible evidence that a home occupation is being conducted, effectively barring exterior business signs.
Because Michigan counties do not zone, sign rules for home businesses come from your city or township. Holland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance Section 9.13 requires that a home occupation leave no exterior evidence: there must be no change in the outside appearance of the dwelling and no other visible sign that a business operates there, and the activity must be conducted entirely within the dwelling. That standard effectively prohibits a yard or wall business sign. The City of Holland similarly limits exterior evidence for home-based businesses under its Unified Development Ordinance. Confirm your specific municipality's sign chapter before posting anything.
An exterior home-business sign that creates visible evidence of the occupation violates the zoning ordinance and can be ordered removed, with continued display subject to municipal civil-infraction enforcement.
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