A home business in unincorporated Paulding County stays invisible from the street. The zoning ordinance requires that a home occupation not be visibly evident from outside the dwelling, so no exterior business sign is allowed.
Paulding County's home occupation standards, in Title 2, Chapter 230, Section 230-30 of the zoning ordinance, are built to preserve a home's residential character. The rules state the use shall not be visibly evident from outside the dwelling, and that the dwelling's appearance shall not be altered by colors, materials, lighting, or other conditions carrying beyond the premises. There is no nameplate allowance in the criteria, so an exterior business sign at a home occupation is effectively prohibited. Any signage would have to come through separate zoning approval for a more intensive use.
An exterior business sign that makes a home occupation visibly evident from the street violates Section 230-30 and draws a code enforcement notice, an order to remove it, and possible penalties until the property complies.
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