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Sign Regulations in Gary, IN (2026)

1 verified sign regulations for Gary, Indiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Digital Billboards

Gary's sign code has no separate category for digital billboards, but its definition of a 'flashing sign', any illuminated sign whose light is not constant in intensity and color, or any revolving illuminated sign, covers an electronic message display. Flashing signs in B1-1 and B1-2 business districts are capped at one square foot of area per lineal foot of lot frontage, a third of the limit for ordinary signs.

Gary Flashing and Illuminated Sign Limits

Some Restrictions

Gary Municipal Code §§ 117-2, 123-1

(a)B1-1 and B1-2 districts. In the B1-1 and B1-2 districts, business signs are permitted, subject to the following:(1)The gross area in square feet of all signs on a zoning lot shall not exceed three times the lineal feet of frontage of such zoning lot, provided that the gross area of all flashing signs shall not exceed one time the lineal feet of frontage of the lot. ... (3)Sign, flashing, mea...

Looking for Lake County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Gary city rules.

Sign Regulations in Lake County