Sign Regulations in Las Vegas, NV (2026)
5 verified sign regulations for Las Vegas, Nevada, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Las Vegas regulates signs under LVMC Title 19, Chapter 19.14 (Sign Standards). Political signs on private property are constitutionally protected and generally permitted without a permit. However, signs must not be placed in public rights-of-way, on utility poles, or in medians. Political signs in residential areas are subject to size limits, typically not exceeding 6 square feet per sign face.
Las Vegas Political Sign Regulations
Some RestrictionsLas Vegas Zoning Code, Chapter 19.14 Sign Standards, Section 19.14.090(B) Political Signs
(B) POLITICAL SIGNS. (1) Maximum area. (a) Residential districts. 16 square feet per sign; not to exceed a maximum total area of 80 square feet for all such signs located on a lot containing a residential use. (b) Non-residential district. 64 square feet per political sign. (2) Additional standards. (a) Political signs shall be placed only on private property. (b) Political signs shall be desig...
Garage Sale Signs
Garage sale signs in Las Vegas are regulated under LVMC Title 19 sign standards and Code Enforcement provisions. Signs may be placed on the property where the sale is occurring but are prohibited in public rights-of-way, on utility poles, street signs, or traffic signals. Signs must be removed immediately after the sale ends. Off-premises directional signs placed on public property are subject to removal by Code Enforcement.
Las Vegas Garage Sale Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsLas Vegas Zoning Code, Chapter 19.14 Sign Standards, Section 19.14.040(E) Garage or Yard Sale Signs (Ord 5786)
(E) GARAGE OR YARD SALE SIGNS. Garage or yard sale signs, meeting all of the following requirements, are permitted in all zoning districts and do not require a sign certificate: (1) Maximum number. One per event. (2) Maximum area. No sign shall exceed sixteen square feet in area. (3) Maximum height. Six feet. (4) Location. No such sign shall be placed on private property without the permission ...
Digital Billboards
In the Downtown Casino Overlay District, off-premise signs with rotating or changing messages must change content at least every 30 seconds under LVMC 19.10.100(C)(12), and every animated sign must run continuously 24 hours a day, changing no less often than every 30 seconds, per LVMC 19.10.100(C)(11).
Las Vegas Downtown Rotating Billboard Rules
Some RestrictionsLas Vegas Unified Development Code § 19.10.100(C)(11)-(12)
11. Animated signs must be fully operational and continuously animated 24 hours a day. Changes to the image or other animation feature must occur no less frequently than every 30 seconds, except when required maintenance or change of message dictates otherwise. ... 12. Each off-premise sign with at least two rotating or changing messages, images or contents, must change at least once every 30 s...
Window Signs
Window signs in Las Vegas commercial and industrial buildings cannot cover more than 25% of a building elevation's total window area under LVMC 19.08.120(F)(18). In the P-O, O and C-D districts, combined wall and window sign area also cannot exceed what a wall sign alone would be allowed, and animated or electronic message signs are barred outright near single-family residential property.
Las Vegas Window Sign Coverage Limits
Some RestrictionsLas Vegas Unified Development Code § 19.08.120(F)(18), Table 14
Window signs shall not cover more than 25% of the total area of all windows located on a building elevation. In no case shall the combined area of both wall signs and window signs exceed the area permitted for wall signs ... Window signs shall not cover more than 25% of the total area of all windows located on a building elevation. The total combined area of all wall, window, roof, awning and m...
Freeway-Facing Signs
Freestanding signs in Las Vegas commercial and industrial districts max out at 40 feet, but a sign within 200 feet of an elevated freeway right-of-way can rise 30 feet above that freeway's own grade. Signs readable from Interstate 15, Interstate 215, US 95 or Interstate 515 can reach 80 feet total, though that extra height needs City Council authorization after Planning Commission review.
Las Vegas Freeway-Facing Sign Height Bonus
Some RestrictionsLas Vegas Unified Development Code § 19.08.120(F)(16), Table 12
40 feet, subject to the following: 1. A freestanding sign within 200 feet of the right-of-way line of an elevated freeway or highway to which it is oriented may be erected up to 30 feet above the elevation of the elevated freeway or highway nearest the sign. 2. In addition, signs within two hundred feet of the right-of-way line and which can be read from Interstates 15 and 215, US 95 from the n...
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