Rock Hill, SC Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

2(B)(11), the use-specific standards for home-based businesses, allows a single wall sign of no more than one square foot, affixed adjacent to the entrance, to identify the business within, and states plainly that no permit is required for this sign. 4(R), Home Occupation Signs, which lists it among the categories of signs exempt from Rock Hill's general sign permitting requirements. Because the sign sits in the exempt category rather than the standard permitted-sign schedule, it does not count against a home's other allowed freestanding or wall signage, but it also cannot be enlarged or swapped for a freestanding sign in the yard; the exemption is specific to a one-square-foot wall sign at the entrance.

Any other identification, such as a yard sign, a larger wall sign, or an illuminated sign advertising the home business, falls outside this exemption and would need to meet the general permitted-sign standards elsewhere in Chapter 8. For a home-based business owner, the practical takeaway is that Rock Hill expects the sign to be modest and unobtrusive, matching the ordinance's broader goal of keeping home businesses compatible with a residential setting.