A home occupation in unincorporated Yakima County is meant to stay invisible from the street, so business signage is tightly limited or barred outright. The county zoning code keeps residential areas looking residential, and HOA covenants often prohibit signs entirely.
Yakima County's home occupation standards focus on preserving neighborhood character, which means little or no exterior evidence of the business. Where any sign is allowed at all, it is small, non-illuminated, and attached to the residence rather than a freestanding commercial display. Signs placed in a state-highway right-of-way fall under the Washington State Department of Transportation. Inside the City of Yakima or the valley's other cities, the municipal sign code governs. Recorded HOA covenants commonly ban business signage completely and are enforced privately, so check them before posting anything.
A sign that exceeds the county's home occupation limits can be ordered removed through zoning enforcement. HOAs sue to enforce sign bans, and WSDOT removes signs placed unlawfully in a state right-of-way.
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