Orlando, FL Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

Sec. 938, the performance and design requirements for home occupations, addresses signage in a single line: "Signage. " That cross-reference lands in Chapter 64's prohibited-signs list, where "Home Occupation Signs" is its own bullet: "Permanent signs at home occupation sites are prohibited" (Sec. 300). Read together, a home-based business operating under Orlando's home occupation rules (Sec. 941) cannot erect any permanent identifying sign at its residential location, no wall sign, no freestanding sign, no window sign naming the business. This sits alongside the home occupation's other performance limits: the business must stay within the principal residence, accessory garage, or accessory structure; may not occupy more than 25% of one story's floor area or 500 square feet total; may not generate more than two concurrent vehicle trips or ten trips per day; and outside merchandise storage or display is barred entirely.

A prohibited sign erected at a home occupation site is treated the same as any other prohibited sign under Sec. 302: it is declared a public and private nuisance, and the Zoning Official can order it removed after ten days' written notice, with the removal cost assessable as a lien on the property if the owner does not comply.