Sign Regulations in York County, VA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated York County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
In York County, Virginia, homeowners and candidates get extra temporary signs for free during the 90 days before an election through 10 days after: unlimited small signs up to six square feet, plus one larger 40-square-foot sign per street frontage, all without a sign permit.
York County Political and Election Sign Rules
Few RestrictionsYork County Code § 24.1-704(b)
(b)Additional Temporary Signs Permitted in All Zones. During the time period extending from ninety (90) days prior to and ten (10) days after a National, State, or Local election additional temporary signs are allowed, without a permit, on any property with the permission of the property owner in accordance with the following quantity and dimensional provisions;(1)Maximum area of six (6) square...
Digital Billboards
In York County, Virginia, off-premises billboards with commercial messages are banned outright, but on-site electronic message center signs get a detailed rulebook under Sec. 24.1-702(l): eight-second minimum hold times, no scrolling or fading, a 50-foot gap between adjacent EMC signs, and a dusk-to-dawn black background with amber text in residential districts.
York County Electronic Message Center Sign Rules
Significant RestrictionsYork County Code §§ 24.1-701, 24.1-702(l)
Electronic message center (EMC). A type of sign that utilizes computer-generated messages or some other electronic means of displaying and changing copy or images. ... The term shall not include signs on which lights or other illumination devices display only the temperature or time of day in alternating cycles or only motor vehicle fuel prices displayed continuously. ... (l)The following addit...
Freeway-Facing Signs
In York County, Virginia, a regional shopping center over 350,000 square feet with at least 1,500 feet of Interstate System frontage and direct access to an intersecting Primary System road can get a special monument sign up to 600 square feet and 45 feet tall facing the freeway.
York County Interstate Frontage Monument Sign Rule
Light RestrictionsYork County Code § 24.1-703(b)(4)f
f.In addition to the signage opportunities set forth above, a regional shopping center having in excess of 350,000 square feet of tenant space and which is located on a parcel having at least 1,500 feet of frontage on an Interstate System highway, and having direct access to a Primary System highway intersecting the interstate, shall be entitled to the following special signage allowance:1.Subj...
All York County ordinances
See every category we cover for York County: parking, noise, fences, fires, animals, pools, and more.
York County Ordinance Hub →