Sign Regulations in Beaverton, OR (2026)
4 verified sign regulations for Beaverton, Oregon, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Beaverton allows unlimited temporary election signs up to six feet tall for sixty days before any election, but bars them from public property and the right-of-way, and requires removal within five days after.
Beaverton Temporary Election Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsBeaverton Development Code § 60.40.45.1.G
During a period not to exceed sixty (60) days prior to any special, primary or general election, any number of lawful, indirectly lighted temporary signs not exceeding six (6) feet in height may be erected in all zones; provided, however, that, 1. No signs shall be erected on public property or in the public right-of-way, and 2. All sign...
Holiday Displays
Beaverton bans inflatable signs, balloons and similar devices larger than eight cubic feet anywhere in the city: a limit broad enough to catch an oversized inflatable holiday display, not just promotional balloons.
Beaverton Caps Large Inflatable Displays
Significant RestrictionsBeaverton Development Code § 60.40.25.12.I
12. Other Prohibitions. In addition to 1 through 11 above, the following are prohibited: A. Signs in vision clearance areas as established in Chapter 2 of the City Engineering and Design Manual. [ORD 4697; December 2016] B. Pennants, streamers, festoon lights and other similar devices with parts that are moved by the wind. https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/beav...
Digital Billboards
Beaverton bans standalone digital billboards outright and allows Electronic Message Centers only as part of a permitted freestanding sign on arterial streets, tightly capped on brightness, size and location.
Beaverton Electronic Message Center Limits
Significant RestrictionsBeaverton Development Code § 60.40.50.1.B, D
EMCs are allowed only as a component to freestanding signs and shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the maximum sign face area for any one (1) sign as identified by the numeric standard of the zone. https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/beaverton-or/doc-viewer.aspx?secid=244#secid-5 450/706 8/12/26, 3:08 PM Document Viewer | Development Code C. EMCs shall re...
Window Signs
Beaverton limits window signs to 20% of a window's interior area citywide, rising to 40% in the Downtown District, under the city's Development Code: no permit needed, just compliance.
Beaverton Window Sign Coverage Limit
Some RestrictionsBeaverton Development Code § 60.40.15.1
Window Sign. As defined in CHAPTER 90 of Development Code, such signs shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of interior window area per window, excepting sites within the Downtown District, which may have window signs covering up to forty percent (40%) of interior window area per window. [ORD 4708; May 2017] [ORD 4799; January 2021] 2. Face Changes to Existing Cabinet St...
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