Signs on homes in Commerce: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Commerce Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Commerce's code says

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Home business signs	No sign is allowed in connection with a commercial use run as a home occupation. Applies: Applies in residential zones R-1, R-2 and R-3. § 19.25.090 · code text Nothing contained herein shall be construed as permitting any type of sign in conjunction with a commercial use allowed as a home occupation.
For-sale and open-house signs	One sign per parcel, up to 6 square feet, not lit. No sign permit needed. Applies: Applies in residential zones to a temporary real estate sign. § 19.25.050 · code text One temporary, nonilluminated real estate sign per parcel, not exceeding six square feet in residential zones or thirty-two square feet in all other zones. Remove the sign within 7 days after the property is taken off the market. Applies: Applies in residential zones to a temporary real estate sign. § 19.25.050 · code text Such signs shall be removed within seven days following removal of the property from the market.

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Commerce's code: No sign is allowed in connection with a commercial use run as a home occupation. (Applies in residential zones R-1, R-2 and R-3.) (§ 19.25.090); One sign per parcel, up to 6 square feet, not lit. No sign permit needed. (Applies in residential zones to a temporary real estate sign.) (§ 19.25.050).

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