San Angelo, TX Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

Sec. 413.A.7 of the Zoning Ordinance gives every home occupation in San Angelo exactly one sign, and puts two hard limits on it: it cannot be illuminated, and it cannot exceed two square feet in area. That is roughly the size of a large cutting board, not a business marquee, and the cap applies regardless of how big the underlying home occupation is under the separate 25% floor-area cap in Sec. 413.A.2.

The sign limit does not stand alone. Sec. 413.A.3 backs it up by barring any change to the structure's colors, materials, construction or lighting that would make the property look less like a residence, so even a compliant two-square-foot sign has to avoid backlighting, spotlights or other lighting changes that would otherwise fall under that broader rule. Together the two provisions mean a home business cannot use signage, whether a single oversized panel, string lighting, or a second directional sign at the curb, to signal a commercial use from the street.

The Planning Department, or its designated representative, can inspect the premises under Sec. 413.C to confirm sign size and placement match the limit. Because the sign rule sits inside the home occupation section rather than the City's general commercial sign regulations, it applies uniformly across every residential zoning district where a home occupation is allowed, without regard to the sign standards that apply to a freestanding commercial building.