Sign Regulations in Sumner County, TN (2026)
2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Sumner County, Tennessee.
Verified from official government sources
Garage Sale Signs
Garage-sale signs count as temporary signs in Sumner County. The zoning resolution lets you post them on any residential lot, capped at 16 square feet, but bars them from the public right-of-way and requires removal within 48 hours.
Sumner County Garage Sale Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsSumner County Zoning Resolution §1206.A (Temporary Signage)
Temporary signage may be posted on any lot in a residential district at any given time. Temporary signage shall adhere to the following; 1. Any such signs shall be removed within 48 hours of no longer serving a purpose. 188 2. No single temporary sign in...
Digital Billboards
Sumner County bans billboards outright in the unincorporated county: Sec. 1204(N) of the Zoning Resolution prohibits any off-premise sign, defined in Sec. 1202 to include billboards, and Sec. 1204(P) separately bans video, scrolling and animated displays. Together the two provisions block a digital billboard whether the objection is its off-premise advertising or its moving display.
Sumner County Billboard Ban Covers Digital Signs
Heavy RestrictionsSumner County Zoning Resolution § 1204(N)
Off-premise sign. A sign which advertises goods, services, facilities, events or attractions available at a location other than the premises where the sign is located, including but not limited to billboards. ... 1204 Prohibited Signs Except as may be authorized by this article, the following signs shall be prohibited and may neither be erected nor maintained: ... N. Off-premise signs, to inclu...
Sign Regulations by City in Sumner County
1 cities in Sumner County have their own sign regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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