Woodbury essentially bans signs and visible advertising for home businesses. Exterior signs identifying or advertising a home business are prohibited, and there must be no exterior indication that a business operates from the home, keeping the residential character of the neighborhood intact.
Woodbury's home business zoning rules (Chapter 24, around Sec. 24-263) require that a home business produce no exterior indication of its existence. Exterior signs identifying or advertising the home business are prohibited, and no other exterior sign beyond what is normally permitted in a residential district is allowed. The intent is to ensure the business remains clearly incidental to the residential use and does not alter the appearance or character of the neighborhood. This is much stricter than the signage allowed for commercial businesses, which are governed separately by Woodbury's Chapter 18.5 sign ordinance and require sign permits for wall and freestanding signs. For a home occupation, the practical rule is simple: no business sign, no window advertising, and no other visible cue from the street that a business is being run from the property. General residential signage that any homeowner may display (such as a small address or name plate normally permitted in residential districts) is unaffected, but it cannot be used to advertise the home business. Because exact wording and any narrow exceptions are set in the zoning ordinance, owners planning any signage should confirm with Woodbury's Planning Division before installing anything visible from outside.
Posting any exterior business sign or creating a visible exterior indication of a home business violates the zoning ordinance and can result in an order to remove the sign and other code enforcement.
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