Stockton, CA Holiday Decorations: Lawn Ornament Rules (2026)

040(D)(4)(b) states plainly that holiday decorations and holiday decoration signs shall not require a sign permit and are not subject to the requirements of the sign standards chapter at all, placing this exemption among the broadest in the chapter's list of temporary signs without specific size limitations, alongside political signs and special event signs. Unlike garage sale signs (capped at six square feet) or temporary business signs (capped at 32 square feet), holiday decorations carry no stated size, height, or quantity restriction in the code.

The single condition attached is timing: holiday decoration signs must be removed within three days of the end of the holiday. Because the exemption groups "holiday decorations" together with "holiday decoration signs" and excuses both from the chapter's requirements, seasonal yard displays such as inflatables, string lights, and lawn figures fall outside sign-permit review even though other temporary signage in the same subsection is tightly capped. This sits in the same subsection D(4) as political and special-event signs, all of which the City treats as time-limited, permit-free uses of private property rather than permanent signage subject to the chapter's zoning-district size tables.