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Sign Regulations in Hoover, AL (2026)

3 verified sign regulations for Hoover, Alabama, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Political Signs

Political yard signs in Hoover must sit on an improved residential lot, stay under 4 feet tall and 3 square feet, skip trees and utility poles, and come down within three days of the election or the City removes them and bills the candidate for the cost.

Hoover Political Campaign Sign Rules

Light Restrictions

Hoover Zoning Ordinance, Art. 12, § 12.10.02(B)

B. Political campaign signs, subject to the following: 1) Signs shall only be located in a residential zoning district on property which is improved with a dwelling. 2) Signs shall not be affixed to utility poles nor trees and shall not exceed four feet in height nor three square feet in sign face area. Signs shall not be illuminated. 3) Owners of residential property may grant permission for t...

Holiday Displays

Hoover's sign code exempts holiday decorations from the sign permit process entirely, alongside flags, plaques and public notices.

Hoover Holiday Decoration Sign Exemption

Few Restrictions

Hoover Zoning Ordinance, Art. 12, § 12.10.02(A)

Exempt signs A. Construction signs, instructional signs, official flags, governmental signs, holiday decorations, interior signs, plaques, public notices, public signs, symbols or insignia, warning signs and signs awarded by the Hoover beautification board. B. Political campaign signs, subject to the following: 1) Signs shall only be located in a residential zoning district on property which...

Digital Billboards

Hoover allows one electronic message sign per freestanding sign per facing street, only in the C-2 and C-3 business districts, capped at a slice of the sign's face area, hour-long static displays, automatic night dimming to 750 candelas per square meter, and a mandatory black-screen failsafe if the display glitches.

Hoover Electronic Message Sign Rules

Significant Restrictions

Hoover Zoning Ordinance, Art. 12, § 12.08.02

§12.08.02 Electronic message signs. Each on-premise, freestanding sign in the C-2 community business district and in the C-3 General Business District that conforms to the requirements of this Article, may include one electronic message sign ("EMS"), except that each premises shall be limited to a maximum of one EMS per facing street, subject to each of the following restrictions and conditions...

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

Sign Regulations in Jefferson County