San Rafael, CA Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

D governs signage for every home occupation permitted under the section's standards. It allows up to one nameplate, which may show the occupant's name and/or the name of the home occupation, such as a realtor's name and title, but the sign cannot exceed one square foot in area. The nameplate must be non-illuminated, meaning no internal or external lighting fixture may be used to light it, and it has to be attached flat against the main structure or displayed so it is visible through a window rather than mounted as a freestanding yard sign.

The code specifies that the one-nameplate cap applies to all lots, including corner lots, closing off the argument that a corner property with two street frontages should get two signs. 220 home occupation framework, which requires the business to be run by resident occupants inside the dwelling, capped at 25% of the home's gross floor area, with no outside storage and no external alteration that would change the fire rating of the structure. 220 authorizes and is not permitted as of right.