A New Orleans home occupation may display one home occupation sign in accordance with CZO Article 24; additional signs are prohibited. No exterior alteration that changes the residential character of the building is permitted.
The city's Home-Based Business acknowledgment ties signage directly to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance's sign regulations in Article 24. A single home occupation sign is allowed and any additional signs are prohibited. Beyond signage, the home occupation may not include an exterior alteration that changes the residential character of the principal building, and a separate outside entrance to the business is prohibited. The business must remain clearly incidental to the home so it does not read as a storefront in a residential district.
Erecting a sign beyond the single permitted home occupation sign, or altering the building's residential character, violates CZO Article 24 and the home occupation limitations, subject to zoning enforcement.
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