Sign Regulations in LaPorte County, IN (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated LaPorte County, Indiana.
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Political Signs
LaPorte County bars illuminated on-premise or business political signs from residential zoning and from within 500 feet of it, tucked into the zoning code's rules for temporary occasion and event signs.
LaPorte County Political Sign Rules
Significant RestrictionsLaPorte County Code of Ordinances § 157.075(H)
(H) Temporary occasion or event signs. Pennants, banners, portable signs, and/or similar devices may be permitted for special events lasting no more than 90 days per calendar year, provided they are displayed so as not to obstruct a clear view of traffic, traffic lights, and/or signals. ... No more than one portable device shall be displayed on the same parcel of property unless there is a mi...
Garage Sale Signs
LaPorte County lets garage sale signs go up no earlier than seven days before the sale and requires them removed within two days afterward, all under the zoning code's garage-sale provision.
LaPorte County Garage Sale Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsLaPorte County Code of Ordinances § 157.075(I)
(2)(a) A garage or yard sale may be conducted three times in any one calendar year on any premises, but no garage or yard sale shall be conducted for more than five consecutive days. (b) Signs can be posted up to seven days prior to sale day and removed no later than two days after the sale day. ... (4)(b) All signs for the garage or yard sale shall likewise be removed.
Freeway-Facing Signs
Off-premise commercial signs facing the I-80/90 Toll Road and I-94 can run up to 672 square feet per facing in LaPorte County, while the same signs along other highways are capped at 300 square feet, and county roads get none at all.
LaPorte County Freeway Sign Size Limits
Significant RestrictionsLaPorte County Code of Ordinances § 157.077
(B)(1) Off-premise commercial signs are permitted only in AB, GB, LB, I, and IR zoning districts and only along state, interstate, and federal highways. (2) No off-premise advertising signs shall be located or placed on any county road. (C) Off-premise signs shall not exceed 672 square feet per facing, extensions not to exceed 328 square feet, and shall contain no more than one sign per faci...
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