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Lawn Ornament Rules

Holiday Decorations

Year-round lawn decoration rules: statuary, religious displays, political signs (covered separately), and what triggers HOA architectural review.

47% permissive19% moderate(83 locations)

How Lawn Ornament Rules Rules Differ by Place

83 places covered16 moderate39 permissive

Goodyear, AZ: Goodyear Holiday Yard Decoration Sign Exemption

Few Restrictions

Goodyear's Zoning Ordinance exempts holiday and seasonal yard decorations from the sign code entirely, so an inflatable Santa, string lights or a lawn nativity scene needs no sign…

Lake County, CA: Lake County Lawn Statuary Display Rules

Few Restrictions

Three-dimensional lawn statuary, from decorative figures of people and animals to product replicas, counts as a permitted special-purpose sign under Lake County Zoning Ordinance…

Merced, CA: Merced Holiday Decoration Sign Exemption

Few Restrictions

Merced's sign ordinance exempts holiday and cultural observance decorations, including light strings, from sign permits and from counting toward a property's total sign area, as long…

Glendale, AZ: Glendale Holiday Decoration Display Rules

Some Restrictions

Glendale caps holiday and seasonal yard displays under City Code Sec. 25-24(k): decorations can go up no more than 60 days before the holiday and must come down within 30 days after…

Lakewood, CA: Lakewood Parkway Lawn Ornament Rules

Some Restrictions

Lakewood Municipal Code Section 4221.1(D) bans placing any sign, decoration, statue, lawn ornament, potted plant or planter on the parkway, the planted strip between the curb and…

National City, CA: National City Lawn Ornament and Statuary Limits

Some Restrictions

Under § 18.44.100 of National City's Land Use Code, statuary structures and other lawn art are limited to a maximum of three structures, none over four feet in height or two feet in…