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
Yuba County, CA: Yuba County Bans Inflatable Holiday Displays
Heavy RestrictionsUnincorporated Yuba County's sign code bans inflatable signs and displays outright, in every zoning district and regardless of location, even though non-commercial holiday displays are…
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…
Auburn, AL: Auburn, AL Holiday Decoration Sign Exemption
Few RestrictionsAuburn exempts temporary holiday decorations celebrating a single holiday or season from sign permits entirely under Section 603.09 of the Zoning Ordinance. The same exemption carves…
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…
Cities & Counties with Holiday Displays Rules
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