A home occupation in zoned unincorporated Spartanburg County may show no exterior indication of the business other than a single sign of two square feet or less. Larger or illuminated commercial signage is not allowed at a home occupation.
ULMO §3.06(3) states that no exterior indication of the home-occupation use shall be evident other than a sign of two square feet or less in size. Combined with §3.06(6), which bars any alteration of the residential character of the building and premises, this keeps a home business visually indistinguishable from a normal home. There is no allowance for freestanding commercial signs, window advertising, or lighting that signals a business. The City of Spartanburg and other municipalities apply their own sign rules within their limits, and the Southwest planning area follows the Performance Zoning Ordinance. Homeowners wanting larger signage generally must locate in a commercially zoned district instead.
A sign larger than two square feet, or any other outward evidence of the business, violates ULMO §3.06 and can trigger a zoning-enforcement notice requiring removal, plus penalties for continued noncompliance.
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