Sign Regulations in Portland, OR (2026)
3 verified sign regulations for Portland, Oregon, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Portland allows a lawn sign in every zone without counting it against the site's permanent sign allowance, as long as it is no larger than 3 square feet, sits entirely outside the right-of-way, and has no illumination, electric components or changing image features. A yard sign that misses any one of those limits is judged as a freestanding sign instead.
Portland, OR Lawn Sign and Yard Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsPortland City Code § 32.32.030.J
J. Lawn signs. 1. General standards. Lawn signs that meet the standards of this subsection are allowed in all zones and are not counted in the total square footage of permanent signage allowed on the site. Adjustments or modifications to the standards of this subsection are prohibited. 2. Size. Lawn signs may be up to 3 square feet in area. 3. Placement. Lawn signs must be entirely outside the ...
Digital Billboards
Portland caps changing image sign features, its term for digital displays, at 20 square feet total per site under Title 32, with brightness limits, a narrow sports-field exception, and looser rules inside the Rose Quarter Entertainment Sign District.
Portland's Digital Sign Size Limits
Significant RestrictionsPortland City Code § 32.32.030(D)
D. Changing image sign features. 1. Size. Where allowed under this Title, changing image sign features are limited to a total combined area of 20 square feet per site. No single sign may have more than 10 square feet of changing image sign features unless those features cover less than 60 percent of the face of the sign. Each area of changing image feature on each sign face is included in ...
Window Signs
Non-illuminated signs placed inside Portland windows are exempt from the sign code, but illuminated window signs lose that exemption in the OS, RF through RM4, RMP, CI1, CR, and IR zones and must meet full permanent-sign standards there.
Portland Illuminated Window Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsPortland City Code § 32.12.020(B)
B. Signs inside a building. However: 1. In the OS, RF through RM4, RMP, CI1, CR, and IR zones, illuminated signs in windows are not exempt; and 2. Signs located within malls and atriums must comply with all provisions of this Title except Chapters 32.30 through 32.38; C. Signs carved into a building; D. Signs required by federal or state law if the sign is no more than 32 square feet i...
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