Sign Regulations in Kenosha, WI (2026)
2 verified sign regulations for Kenosha, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Digital Billboards
Section 15.15 of Kenosha's sign code allows Digital Display Off-Premises Signs but requires each message to hold for at least six seconds and change in one second or less, bans traveling or scrolling text, and caps citywide off-premises signs at 105, so a new digital billboard can only go up using a transferable Replacement Sign Credit.
Kenosha Digital Billboard Message Rules
Some RestrictionsKenosha Code of General Ordinances § 15.15(B)(2)
2.Digital Display Illumination. Digital Display Off-Premises Signs shall be subject to the following regulations:a.Each change of message shall be accomplished in one second or less.b.Each message shall remain in a fixed position for at least six (6) seconds.c.The use of traveling messages or segmented messages is prohibited.d.No variable message sign lamp may be illuminated to a degree of brig...
Window Signs
Kenosha's Sign Code lets window signs go up without a size cap, but only in commercial and industrial zones. Table 1 of Chapter XV marks window signs "PERMITTED" in the B-1/B-2/B-3, IP and M-1/M-2 districts and "NOT PERMITTED" in the RG/RS/RD/RR and RM residential districts.
Kenosha Window Sign District Rules
Some RestrictionsKenosha, WI Code of General Ordinances § 15.02 (Definitions) and Table 1 to Ch. XV (Sign Code)
Window. Any Sign that is placed inside a window or upon the window panes or glass and is intended to be visible from the exterior of the building. ... Window PERMITTED PERMITTED PERMITTED NOT PERMITTED NOT PERMITTED
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