Shasta County, CA Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

Criterion 2 of the Shasta County 'Home Occupation With No Customer Vehicle Trips' Zoning Permit and Limitations on Use form, signed by the Director of Resource Management, requires that 'There shall be no exterior evidence of the conduct of the home occupation, including, but not limited to: outside storage, electrical interference, dust, smoke, vibration, noise, odors, fumes, or advertising signs of any kind.' This is a categorical no-sign rule for home occupations regulated through the residential Zoning Permit pathway and reflects the County's policy that home occupations remain visually indistinguishable from a normal residence. Where any sign is otherwise permitted on a residentially-zoned property under Title 17 Chapter 17.84 (Sign Permit Requirements - Section 17.84.062, and Prohibited Signs - Section 17.84.064), signs in residential zone districts have a maximum area of 16 square feet, must be set back at least five feet from any property line, and may not exceed six feet in height; illuminated free-standing signs within 50 feet of any residential district are prohibited. Real-property signs (for sale, rent, lease, exchange) in residential land-use districts are capped at six square feet each and six feet tall. Any larger or illuminated sign requires a Sign Permit from the Planning Division, and any sign placed in violation of these provisions or in violation of criterion 2 of the home occupation permit is unauthorized. The blanket sign prohibition specific to home occupations is stricter than the general residential sign standards because the County treats any home-occupation signage as 'exterior evidence' of the business that defeats the residential character of the use.