Sign Regulations in Racine County, WI (2026)

Racine County Code § 20-1380(19)

Temporary private sale signs advertising occasional noncommercial sales of personal property such as "house sales," "garage sales," "rummage sales," and the like. (20) Construction signs erected on the premises where construction is taking place, during the period of such construction, indicating the names of the architects, engineers, landscape architects, contractors, or similar artisans, and...

Racine County Code § 20-1380(14)

Temporary holiday decorations or displays with no commercial message. (15) Signs on a truck, bus, trailer, or other vehicle incidental to the use of such vehicle while operated in the normal course of a business. See subsection 20-1357(g)(2). (16) Recreational, informational, and directional signs within a federal, state, or municipal park or cemetery, which are not readable from external stree...

Racine County Code § 20-1358(a)

Notwithstanding section 20-186 et seq., development services department staff is authorized to issue a zoning permit for conversion of an existing nonconforming sign from static to digital display, even if the costs of conversion exceed fifty (50) percent of the equalized assessed value, as long as the sign meets the requirements of this article, and does not otherwise become more nonconforming...

Racine County Code § 20-1403(8)

Window signs, except for painted signs and decals, that may be placed on the outside of the glass, may be placed only on the inside of buildings and only in first floor windows/doors. No permit is required for window signs that are not readable from the street right-of-way. The total area of all window signs requiring a permit shall not cover more than twenty (20) percent of the total window ar...