Sign Regulations in Yakima County, WA (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Yakima County, Washington.
Verified from official government sources
Garage Sale Signs
A garage sale sign is a temporary sign under YCC § 19.20.110 and is limited to one per street frontage, 32 square feet, kept out of parking areas and rights-of-way, and removed within 15 days of the sale. The rule applies to every temporary sign, garage-sale signs included.
Yakima County Garage Sale Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsYakima County Code § 19.20.110
All temporary signs shall conform to the following: (1) Only one temporary sign on each street frontage per parcel or lot is permitted. (2) No temporary sign shall be placed in a required parking space, driveway, or clear-view triangle. (3) No temporary sign may be placed in the public right-of-way or an easement unless specifically permitted by the County. (4) Temporary signs placed on the gro...
Window Signs
Window signs in unincorporated Yakima County do not need a sign permit, application, or fee. YCC § 19.20.040(1) exempts them outright from Chapter 19.20's permitting process, but § 19.20.050(7) still bans any sign on a door, window, or fire escape that blocks free entry or exit.
Yakima County Window Sign Permit Exemption
Light RestrictionsYCC § 19.01.070; § 19.20.040(1); § 19.20.050(7)
"Window sign" means any sign, picture, symbol or combination thereof, designed to communicate information that is placed inside a window or upon the window panes or glass and is visible from the exterior of the window. Except when otherwise prohibited, the following signs are exempt from the application, permit and fee requirements of this Title when the standards of this Chapter are met: (1) W...
Freeway-Facing Signs
Yakima County Code § 19.20.150 lets hotels, motels, restaurants, service stations, and fruit stands near Interstate 82 swap one allowable freestanding sign for a larger freeway sign. A qualifying business must sit within 1,000 feet of an I-82 interchange or 250 feet of the I-82 right-of-way, with only one freeway sign per lot, complex, or development.
Yakima County Freeway-Facing Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsYakima County Code § 19.20.150(1)-(3)
(1) Purpose. This Section permits hotels and motels, restaurants, service stations, and fruit stands near Interstate Highway 82 to have larger on-premises signs to inform freeway travelers of their service. (2) Location. A use with more than one street frontage may substitute a freeway sign for one of its allowable freestanding signs when the use or portion thereof, is: (a) Within 1,000...
Sign Regulations by City in Yakima County
1 cities in Yakima County have their own sign regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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