Yucaipa, CA Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

Development Code § 84.0615 controls signs and advertising for every home occupation and cottage industry in the City of Yucaipa, and both uses also need a Home Occupation Permit. Item (b)(13) allows a non-illuminated identification sign, not to exceed 6 square feet in area, stating the business name and telephone number. If the sign is not attached to the residence, it cannot exceed six feet in height and must blend with the architectural style of the structure and the neighborhood. Because the sign must be non-illuminated, a lit or neon sign does not qualify.

Item (b)(12) governs public advertising such as handbills. Advertising can list only a phone number, the home occupation operator's name, a post office box and a description of the business. Location information is limited to the community name only, and the business address or location should not be included in any public advertising. That rule protects the residential street from walk-in traffic, which ties into item (b)(1), the limit on pedestrian and vehicular traffic to that normally associated with residential districts.

Item (b)(4) adds a broader appearance rule. The structure cannot be altered, and the occupation cannot be conducted in a way that makes the premises differ from residential character by the use of colors, materials, construction, lighting or signs. Together these items mean a sign is judged both by its size and wording and by whether it changes how the house looks. The permit application goes to Community Development, and the enforcement officers named in § 81.0210 include the City Building Official and the City Code Enforcement Officer.