Sign Regulations in Tippecanoe County, IN (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Tippecanoe County caps campaign signs at polling sites to two per candidate or issue, limits size to 36 by 24 inches, and bars placement outside a 24-hour window before and after voting, per Code Chapter 37.
Tippecanoe County Polling-Site Sign Limits
Some RestrictionsTippecanoe County Code of Ordinances §§ 37.02-37.04
Campaign material may not be placed at a polling site more than 24 hours prior to opening of the poll at that location and may not remain at the polling site more than 24 hours after the polls at that location close. ... Candidates, political action committees, or individuals acting on their behalf may place no more than two articles of campaign material pertaining to a particular candidate, po...
Garage Sale Signs
Tippecanoe County requires every garage sale sign, along with sale items and display surfaces, to come down within 3 hours of the closing time listed on the sale permit, under UZO § 5-6-2(e).
Tippecanoe County Garage Sale Sign Removal Rule
Some RestrictionsTippecanoe County Unified Zoning Ordinance § 5-6-2(e)
(e) All outdoor evidence indicating that a garage sale has been conducted shall be removed within 3 hours of the closing time indicated on the permit. That includes sale items, display surfaces and posted notices.
Digital Billboards
Tippecanoe County's Unified Zoning Ordinance treats a digital billboard as an "outdoor advertising sign" and limits how fast its message or lighting can flip: no more than once per minute. Section 4-8-10 confines these signs to GB, I1, I2 and I3 zones, caps each face at 300 square feet, and requires a 300-foot setback from any residential use or zone, with a 1,000-foot spacing rule between billboards.
Tippecanoe County Digital Billboard Change-Rate Limit
Some RestrictionsTippecanoe County Unified Zoning Ordinance § 4-8-10(a), (h)
4-8-10 OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGNS: Outdoor advertising signs, often called billboards, are permitted in GB, I1, I2 and I3 zones (TIPPECANOE COUNTY, LAFAYETTE, BATTLE GROUND, CLARKS HILL, DAYTON) and I2 and I3 zones (WEST LAFAYETTE), as per 4-8-4 above and subject to Footnote 67 in Section 3-2 Permitted Use Table. (Amend 4 & 85) They are not subject to the requirements of 4-8-5 through 4-8-8. How...
Freeway-Facing Signs
Billboards are generally allowed in Tippecanoe County's GB, I1, I2 and I3 zones, but Footnote 67 to the Unified Zoning Ordinance's Permitted Use Table cuts that out along the county's freeway-grade corridors: no outdoor advertising sign may stand within 2,000 feet of the right-of-way for the Hoosier Heartland Corridor, Relocated US 231, or the Wabash River Scenic Byway.
Tippecanoe County Freeway Corridor Billboard Ban
Significant RestrictionsTippecanoe County Unified Zoning Ordinance §§ 4-8-10, 3-2 (Footnote 67)
4-8-10 OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGNS: Outdoor advertising signs, often called billboards, are permitted in GB, I1, I2 and I3 zones (TIPPECANOE COUNTY, LAFAYETTE, BATTLE GROUND, CLARKS HILL, DAYTON) and I2 and I3 zones (WEST LAFAYETTE), as per 4-8-4 above and subject to Footnote 67 in Section 3-2 Permitted Use Table. (Amend 4 & 85) ... FOOTNOTES TO PERMITTED USE TABLE: 67.. Prohibited within 2000 fe...
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