Simi Valley, CA Holiday Decorations: Lawn Ornament Rules (2026)

080(C) lists the temporary activities that need no Temporary Use Permit at all: garage sales within limits, nonprofit fundraising, survey-taking, and, under Subsection (C)(4), holiday decorations not listed in Subsection (I)(5)(h). That cross-reference carves out one category of holiday decoration from the blanket exemption: inflatable displays. Subsection (I)(5)(h)(3) treats cold-air, hot-air, and other gas-filled inflatables, defined in the code as balloons, as permit-free only when each one measures two feet or less from tip to nozzle and no more than six are displayed together. A balloon bigger than two feet cannot be displayed on the ground at all.

The one exception is a roof-mounted balloon: it can go up to 30 feet above the roofline if it is securely tethered, its lowest point touches the roof surface, and it carries no graphics, lettering, logos, or wording of any kind. Balloons of any size cannot encroach into the public right-of-way or a parking space. Subsection (I)(5)(h)(4) adds that flags, pennants, streamers, and similar hanging holiday displays used for commercial purposes still need a Temporary Use Permit governing their location and duration, and none of them may be placed in the public right-of-way or a customer parking space.

A purely decorative, non-inflatable lawn ornament, such as a lit reindeer or nativity scene with no commercial signage, falls under the general holiday decoration exemption in Subsection (C)(4) and needs no permit at all.