San Leandro prohibits any sign for a home occupation, and the existence of the business must not be apparent beyond the boundaries of the property — even business cards may not list the home address.
San Leandro Zoning Code §2.04.220 states the existence of a home occupation shall not be apparent beyond the boundaries of the site, and no home occupation shall involve the use of a sign. The ordinance further prohibits advertising of the home occupation — including business cards — from including the applicant's address. Vehicles used in connection with the home occupation must be parked so as not to be visible from a public street; standard passenger vehicles and trucks/vans of three-quarter-ton or less are exempt only so long as no advertising of the home occupation (other than that required by law) is displayed on or in the vehicle. Sign regulations citywide are governed by Zoning Code Chapter 4.12 (Signs), but residential home occupations are categorically barred from on-premises signage by §2.04.220.
Erecting a sign or displaying address-bearing advertising for a home occupation is a Zoning Code violation. Per San Leandro Municipal Code Title 1 enforcement provisions, violations are misdemeanors unless charged as infractions ($100 first / $200 second within a year). Unpermitted signs may also be ordered removed and Code Enforcement can issue administrative citations.
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