Sign Regulations in Montgomery County, VA (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Montgomery County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
In Montgomery County outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, campaign and political signs fall under the countywide temporary-sign rules in Sec 10-45: no sign goes up on public land without written county approval unless Virginia's own election-sign statute allows it, temporary signs are capped at thirty days on display, and freestanding signs sit back ten feet from the property line.
Political Signs on Public Land in Montgomery County, VA
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 10-45
Temporary signs displayed more than thirty (30) days except as otherwise permitted in this section. ... Signs erected on public land other than those approved by an authorized county official in writing, required by law without such approval or permitted under Virginia Code § 24.2-310 E. Any sign not so authorized is subject to immediate removal and disposal by any authorized official. Removal ...
Digital Billboards
Outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, Sec 10-45 treats the electronic message sign as its own permanent sign type: each message must hold for at least five seconds with no flashing, scrolling or fading, brightness cannot exceed 0.3 foot-candles above ambient light with mandatory auto-dimming, and the technology is banned outright on residential property.
Digital Billboard Standards in Montgomery County, VA
Significant RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 10-45
Each message or image on an electronic message sign shall remain fixed and unchanged for a minimum period of five (5) seconds. There shall be no appearance of flashing, blinking, movement, scrolling, dissolving, or fading in which images or messages "move" or in which part of one (1) message or image appears simultaneously with any part of a second or subsequent one. The illumination intensity,...
Window Signs
In Montgomery County outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, a window sign needs no sign permit as long as it covers no more than 50 percent of the window or door's total area. Section 10-45 flips that same 50 percent line into a flat prohibition once a window sign exceeds it.
Montgomery County Window Sign Coverage Limit
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 10-45
Window signs not exceeding fifty (50) percent of the total area of the window or door. ... Window signs greater than fifty (50) percent of the total area of the window or door.
Freeway-Facing Signs
In Montgomery County outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, a business within a quarter mile of an interstate ramp can ask the Board of Supervisors or BZA for a special use permit to build a taller-than-normal sign for interstate visibility. Ordinary signs are capped at 12 feet without that discretionary approval.
Montgomery County Freeway-Visibility Sign Permit
Significant RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 10-45
The BZA or Board of Supervisors may grant a special use permit to allow an increase in the height of a sign in the following circumstances: ... b) Where any portion of the site is located within one-quarter (¼) mile of the intersection of an interstate ramp with a state or county road and the applicant has demonstrated that the purpose of the requested height is to obtain visibility from the in...
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