Holiday Displays
Sign Regulations
Rules for seasonal decorations, lights, inflatables, and lawn displays, including the sign-permit exemptions most codes give them and any limits on timing, size, or placement.
How Holiday Displays Rules Differ by Place
Longmont, CO: Longmont Ban on Inflatable Signs
Heavy RestrictionsLongmont's sign code flatly prohibits inflatable signs -- balloons, inflatable figures, and similar fluttering or revolving devices -- with no seasonal or temporary-permit exception…
New Castle County, DE: New Castle County Inflatable Display Ban
Heavy RestrictionsNew Castle County's Unified Development Code bans balloons and other air- or gas-filled figures outright as signs in every zoning district of the unincorporated county, with no…
North Port, FL: North Port Bans Balloon and Inflatable Signs
Heavy RestrictionsNorth Port's sign code defines any air-inflated, blower-powered display as an inflatable sign and bans balloon and inflatable signs citywide, with no exception in the ordinance text…
Hoover, AL: Hoover Holiday Decoration Sign Exemption
Few RestrictionsHoover's sign code exempts holiday decorations from the sign permit process entirely, alongside flags, plaques and public notices.
Jefferson County, AL: Jefferson County Holiday Light Displays Sign Exemption
Few RestrictionsWithin the U.S. Highway 280 Corridor Overlay District, Jefferson County's sign regulations exempt holiday lights and decorations from the permit, site-plan and inspection requirements…
Anchorage, AK: Anchorage Exempts Holiday Inflatables
Few RestrictionsAnchorage's sign code exempts holiday decorations from permitting as long as they skip any commercial message.
Cities & Counties with Holiday Displays Rules
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