3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Washington County, Arkansas.
Verified from official government sources
Political signs on your own land in unincorporated Washington County need no county permit. The firm limit is placement: Ark. Code §27-67-304 holds state highway rights-of-way inviolate and bars every sign but traffic signs, so ARDOT removes campaign signs staked along state roads.
Ark. Code §27-67-304
No physical or functional encroachments, installations, signs other than traffic signs or signals, posters, billboards, roadside stands, gasoline pumps, or other structures or uses shall be permitted within the right-of-way limits of state highways.
Garage-sale signs on your own property face no county permit in unincorporated Washington County. Off it, Ark. Code §27-67-304 makes state highway rights-of-way inviolate and bars every sign but traffic signs, so ARDOT removes sale signs staked along highways.
Ark. Code §27-67-304
No physical or functional encroachments, installations, signs other than traffic signs or signals, posters, billboards, roadside stands, gasoline pumps, or other structures or uses shall be permitted within the right-of-way limits of state highways.
Washington County has no ordinance regulating holiday lights, inflatables, or yard displays in its unincorporated area, and Arkansas has no statute on them. A homeowner may decorate without a county permit; subdivision covenants are the only real limit.
1 cities in Washington County have their own sign regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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