On-site advertising and business signs are prohibited for home occupations in Pico Rivera. Municipal Code Chapter 18.52 requires that a home-based business show no exterior evidence of commercial activity, so no sign, window display, or advertising may be placed on the residential property.
Pico Rivera Municipal Code Chapter 18.52 (Home Occupations) bars any on-site advertising for a home-based business. Because a home occupation must not alter the residential appearance of the dwelling or neighborhood, no sign, nameplate, banner, window display, or other exterior indication of commercial use is permitted. There may be no on-premises sales, displays, or consultation except by phone or mail. The one narrow exception is limited on-premises consultation, allowed only where the dwelling's front property line directly abuts a major arterial in the General Plan Circulation Element, or a side property line abuts one with direct permitted access; even then, no advertising signage is authorized.
Placing a business sign, banner, window display, or other advertising on a residential property operating as a home occupation violates PRMC Chapter 18.52. The Planning Division and code compliance can order the sign removed and cite the operator under the
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