Sign Regulations in Evansville, IN (2026)
4 verified sign regulations for Evansville, Indiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Evansville defines political and cause signs as 'First Amendment signs' and lets them go in the street right-of-way strip outside the sidewalk, with the frontage owner's consent and no attachment to trees, poles, or City signs.
Evansville Right-of-Way Rules for Political Signs
Some RestrictionsEvansville Municipal Code § 12.05.210(B), (E)(7)
“First Amendment sign” means any sign promoting any cause, party, candidate, idea or concept... First Amendment signs may be placed in the right-of-way so long as they do not lie between the outside... of the public sidewalk and the paved portion of the street or in any boulevard or area mowed by the City or its contractor, and the person placing the sign has the consent of the property owner i...
Garage Sale Signs
Evansville allows a roughly six-square-foot temporary yard-sale sign in the yard or the sidewalk-to-curb strip, installed the day before the sale and removed once it ends; off-premises signs are barred from the right-of-way.
Evansville Garage Sale Sign Placement Rules
Light RestrictionsEvansville Municipal Code § 12.05.210(E)(4)
So long as a property owner is in compliance with EMC 18.130.140, a property owner may place a temporary sign approximately six square feet in size in his yard, or if he has no yard, and the house or principal building abuts the public sidewalk, then in the grassy area between the sidewalk and the curb or street pavement, notifying the public of a garage sale or yard sale taking place on that p...
Digital Billboards
Off-premises electronic message signs in Evansville must sit 300 feet from any dwelling and hold each image at least eight seconds.
Evansville Digital Billboard Rules
Some RestrictionsEvansville Municipal Code § 18.140.270(B)(4)
(a) Message Duration. Electronic message signs shall be programmed so that no copy shall flash or blink and the image, message, or lighting pattern holds for a minimum of eight seconds between transitions for both on-premises and off-premises EMSs. (b) Spacing. (i) On-premises EMSs shall be located at least 200 feet from any dwelling; and (ii) Off-premises EMSs shall be located at leas...
Window Signs
Evansville allows window signs without a permit as long as they never cover more than 25% of a business's window area.
Evansville Window Sign Coverage Limit
Light RestrictionsEvansville Municipal Code § 18.140.240(A)(6)
(6) Window signs – provided that any one sign or multiple signs in combination displayed at any one time do not cover more than 25 percent of the total window area for each business. (B) The following sign types not containing commercial copy: (1) Inflatables. (2) Murals. (3) Pennants. (4) Electronic/digital signs that only display time and temperature or current fuel prices not ...
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