Sign Regulations in Beloit, WI (2026)
3 verified sign regulations for Beloit, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Garage Sale Signs
The City of Beloit limits garage sale and rummage sale signs under Code of Ordinances § 30.20: no permit is required, but the sign must sit on residentially-zoned property, stay under 4 square feet and 5 feet tall, and come down within 3 consecutive days. Up to 5 signs are allowed per sale, and none may go on a utility pole, in the terrace, or in the public right-of-way.
Beloit Garage Sale Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsBeloit Code of Ordinances § 30.20
30.20 - GARAGE SALE SIGNS. (1)DEFINITIONS.(a)GARAGE SALE SIGN. A garage sale sign is a temporary, outdoor sign that advertises the sale of used or second-hand personal property (usually household goods) at premises zoned residential. Garage sale signs are also referred to as rummage sale signs.(2)REGULATIONS. Garage sale signs are regulated exclusively by this section and §6.4.4 of the Zoning C...
Digital Billboards
Beloit's Outdoor Sign Ordinance regulates digital billboards as "electronically variable-message (EVM) signs" under Beloit Code of Ordinances § 30.17. A sign permit is required, and general EVM signs may only run as secondary, on-premises signs in commercial and PLI districts, capped at 75 square feet (150 in the Central Business District), 4 feet tall, and limited to one message change every 5 seconds.
Beloit Digital Billboard Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsBeloit Code of Ordinances § 30.17
(1)DEFINITIONS.(a)ELECTRONICALLY VARIABLE-MESSAGE (EVM) Sign. An electronically variable-message (EVM) sign is a permanent, outdoor, secondary, on-premises sign that is part of a primary, on-premises sign and is programmed electronically to change its message automatically. An EVM sign is also known as a "changing sign." ... (b)EVM signs that do not display time, temperature and/or date shall:1...
Window Signs
Beloit's Code of Ordinances caps window signs at 25 percent of the window's area under §30.44(2)(c). No permit or fee is required, but the sign must be inside a commercial zoning district, and the chapter treats a window sign as legally distinct from a window display of merchandise for sale.
Beloit Window Sign Coverage Limits
Light RestrictionsBeloit Code of Ordinances § 30.44
30.44 - WINDOW SIGNS. (1)DEFINITIONS.(a)WINDOW DISPLAY. A window display is merchandise displayed for sale inside a window of a building with the intent that it be viewed from outside the building. "Window display" does not include "window sign."(b)WINDOW SIGN. A window sign is a sign installed inside of a window or painted or drawn on the inside of a window with the intent that it be viewed fr...
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