Sign Regulations in Stafford County, VA (2026)

3 rules for unincorporated Stafford County, Virginia.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Stafford County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Holiday Displays

Stafford County's zoning ordinance defines a "holiday display" as a seasonal display marking a religious, national or state holiday that is not meant to be permanent, lasts less than 90 days, and carries no advertising material, under Zoning Ordinance § 28-25. That definition separates temporary holiday decorations from the permanent signs and structures the rest of the chapter regulates by size, height and permit.

Stafford County Holiday Display Rules

Light Restrictions

Stafford County Code § 28-25

Holiday displays. Displays erected on a seasonal basis in observance of religious, national, or state holidays which are not intended to be permanent in nature, of less than ninety (90) days in duration and which contain no advertising material.

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Digital Billboards

Stafford County's Zoning Ordinance bans electronic message center signs countywide under section 28-122(2)(b), one of the article's materials-based sign prohibitions that also bars flashing lights, neon tubing and painted wall signs, with a narrow textual carve-out for flags and certain message-content changes.

Stafford County Electronic Message Sign Ban

Significant Restrictions

Stafford County Code § 28-122(2)(b)

(2)Prohibitions based on materials. ... b.Electronic message center signs. This subsection does not apply to flags expressly permitted under this article or the changing of the message content that changes more frequently than once every five (5) seconds.

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Window Signs

Stafford County's Zoning Ordinance caps opaque window signage at 25 percent of the window area under section 28-122(3)(g), one of the location-based prohibitions in Article VIII that also bars roof signs, off-premises signs and vision-obstructing placements.

Stafford County Window Sign Coverage Limit

Some Restrictions

Stafford County Code § 28-122(3)(g)

(3)Prohibitions based on location. ... g.Any window sign with an opaque area of more than twenty-five (25) percent of the window area.

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