Pasco, WA Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- On-site signs allowed
- None permitted
- Off-premises address ads
- Prohibited
- Governing section
- PMC 25.150.040(4)-(5)
- Enforcement trigger
- Written complaint to City Planner
- Consequence
- License revocation
Summary
Pasco allows no signs, displays, or other advertisement on the property for a licensed home occupation, and bars off-premises media from listing the business address, under PMC 25.150.040(4)-(5).
(4) No signs, display or other advertisement upon the property; (5) No media or other off-premises advertising shall give the address or location of the home occupation;
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4837, passed May 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
040, the environmental standards that every home occupation must meet to keep its license, addresses signage directly and without exception. Subsection (4) states flatly that a home occupation may have no signs, display, or other advertisement upon the property, meaning no yard sign, window sign, banner, or vehicle-mounted advertising placard tied to the residence is permitted regardless of size. Subsection (5) extends the restriction beyond the property line: no media or other off-premises advertising, whether a flyer, online listing, or print ad, may give the address or location of the home occupation.
box or commercial mailing address instead. 010 of preventing home businesses from disrupting the residential character of the neighborhood. 150 to obtain even a small identification sign.
Violations & Fines
Posting a sign or displaying the business at the property, or publishing the home occupation's address in off-premises advertising, is a failure to meet the 25.150.040 environmental standards and is grounds for license revocation by the City Planner under 25.150.070. Enforcement typically follows a written complaint investigated under 25.150.080, and the only appeal path is to the Hearing Examiner under 25.150.060.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Pasco home business put up a yard sign?
Can a home business advertise its home address online?
What happens if a home business in Pasco puts up a sign anyway?
Sources & Official References
Other rules in Pasco
Compare Pasco to another location·View the Washington home business overview
See something wrong?
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.