Roseville, MN Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

Section 1010.02 defines a home occupation sign as a sign located at a residence advertising a business conducted in the residence or by persons residing in the residence. The sign table in section 1010.05(a)(1)a covers the LDR and LMDR districts and gives the home occupation row a maximum number of 1, a maximum sign area of 6 square feet, and a placement of on a wall or in the front yard with a 10-foot minimum setback and a 4-foot maximum height. The restriction column for that row reads non-illuminated.

The row directly below it is a separate nameplate sign entry: 1 sign, 4 square feet, internally illuminated. Section 1010.02 limits a nameplate sign to the name or address or both of the business or occupant, with letters or numbers at least four inches high. Chapter 1010 prints the home occupation row only under the LDR and LMDR heading. The home occupation standards in section 1011.12(b)(3) require annual registration with the city for home occupations new as of January 1, 2011, on a Community Development Department form with a fee set by the City Council, and paragraph k says signage for home occupations is subject to the requirements of chapter 1010.

Section 1010.03(a) makes it unlawful to erect any sign without a permit and paying the required fees except as otherwise provided, and the no-permit list in section 1010.09 does not name home occupation signs. Section 1010.05(a) keeps wall and freestanding signs out of the public right-of-way and easements.