Sign Regulations in Jefferson County, WI (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Jefferson County allows political signs in every zoning district in the towns under Jefferson County zoning, but bars them from the road right-of-way and caps timing and height near intersections. Signs over four square feet cannot sit inside a vision clearance triangle, and every sign comes down within 15 days of the election.
Political Signs in Jefferson County, WI
Some RestrictionsJefferson County Code § 22-712
(a)Location.(1)Political signs shall not be located within the right-of-way lines of any road or highway and shall not be attached to any official highway marker, emblem or traffic control sign or device.(2)Political signs that exceed four square feet in area shall not be located within the vision clearance triangle.(b)Date of placement. Political signs may not be erected prior to: ... (c)Heigh...
Digital Billboards
Jefferson County bans flashing or rotating lights on any sign, which rules out animated or scrolling digital billboards countywide. Code Section 22-703(b) also bars signs that imitate highway markers or obscure a traffic signal, and Section 22-704 caps any billboard in the B and I districts at 300 square feet and 35 feet tall.
Jefferson County Flashing Sign Ban
Heavy RestrictionsJefferson County Code § 22-703(b)(1)-(3)
(1)Signs shall not be designed and installed to imitate or simulate any highway marker, signal or traffic control sign.(2)Signs shall not have any flashing or rotating lights.(3)Signs shall not be placed to obscure the vision of any official highway marker, signal, or traffic control sign.
Freeway-Facing Signs
Signs along I-94 and other roads covered by Wisconsin's highway beautification statute, Wis. Stat. Section 84.30, still need a Jefferson County sign permit, but the state Department of Transportation's rules take over once they apply. Section 22-703(f) requires the state DOT permit before the county will issue its own.
Jefferson County Interstate Sign Permits
Some RestrictionsJefferson County Code § 22-703(f)
(f)Signs located in the area covered by Wis. Stats. § 84.30.(1)Along the interstate system and federal primary system defined by the state department of transportation, a county permit will be made available upon submission of the department of transportation sign permit and the payment of the proper fee required in this chapter.(2)Where the state department of transportation's regulations appl...
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