Sign Regulations in Bloomington, IN (2026)
2 verified sign regulations for Bloomington, Indiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Holiday Displays
The City of Bloomington's outdoor lighting ordinance exempts holiday lighting and seasonal decorations using typical unshielded low-intensity incandescent lamps from its shielding, cutoff and lumen standards, joining emergency lighting, traffic signals, up to three flagpoles and low-lumen bulbs on the short list of fixtures the Unified Development Ordinance excuses from full compliance.
Bloomington Exempts Holiday Lighting Displays
Few RestrictionsBloomington Municipal Code § 20.04.090(b)(3)(E)
(3)Exemptions.(A)Temporary Carnivals and Festivals. Lighting for temporary festivals and carnivals are exempt but shall be turned off within thirty minutes of the last event.(B)Emergency Lighting. Emergency lighting, used by police, fire fighting, or medical personnel, or at their direction, is exempt from all requirements of this Section 20.04.090 (Outdoor Lighting).(C)Traffic Control Lighting...
Digital Billboards
Bloomington's sign ordinance bans electronic reader boards outright unless they fit the narrow exception in Section 20.04.100(g)(3): built into permanent signage, capped at thirty square feet or forty percent of the sign face, limited with changeable copy to forty percent of the face, holding each message for at least twenty seconds, and barred from any sign face larger than one hundred twenty-five square feet.
Bloomington Electronic Reader Board Sign Limits
Significant RestrictionsBloomington Municipal Code § 20.04.100(e)(9), (g)(3)
(9)Electronic Reader Board Signs. Any electronic reader board sign not specifically permitted in Section 20.04.100(g)(3) (Electronic Reader Boards). ... (3)Electronic Reader Boards. Unless otherwise provided in this UDO, electronic reader boards may only be utilized when incorporated into permanent signage, subject to the following:(A)The electronic reader board portion may not exceed thirty sq...