3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Madison County, Alabama.
Verified from official government sources
Madison County imposes no zoning signage rules, so political signs on your own land need no county permit. Alabama Code §23-1-6 bars signs in a state highway right-of-way, the county bars them in its own right-of-way, and no Alabama statute stops an HOA from restricting yard signs.
Ala. Code §23-1-6
Signs, markers, and advertising on the rights-of-way of state controlled highways are prohibited except those official signs or markers placed thereon by the State Department of Transportation or under its authority.
Garage-sale signs face no Madison County zoning rule on your own property. But Alabama Code §23-1-6 makes it illegal to plant a sign in a state highway right-of-way, and the county bars signs in its own right-of-way and easements, which covers most roadside placements.
Ala. Code §23-1-6
Signs, markers, and advertising on the rights-of-way of state controlled highways are prohibited except those official signs or markers placed thereon by the State Department of Transportation or under its authority.
Madison County has no ordinance regulating holiday lights, inflatables, or yard displays in unincorporated areas, and Alabama has no statute on them. A homeowner may decorate without a county permit; deed restrictions are the only real limit.
2 cities in Madison County have their own sign regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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