Racine County, WI Sign Regulations: Holiday Displays (2026)

Temporary holiday decorations or displays with no commercial message.

(15) Signs on a truck, bus, trailer, or other vehicle incidental to the use of such vehicle while operated in the normal course of a business. See subsection 20-1357(g)(2).

(16) Recreational, informational, and directional signs within a federal, state, or municipal park or cemetery, which are not readable from external streets.

(17) Temporary political signs that promote a particular candidate or candidates for a particular election may be erected during an election campaign period if in compliance with subsections 20-1357(g)(3)—(7) and W.S.A., § 12.04. The person or organization responsible for the erection or distribution of any such signs, or the owner or owner's agent of the property upon which such signs may be located, shall be responsible for the proper erection or removal of said signs. Such signs are also subject to the conditions herein specified:

a. Signs erected on residential property must be located behind the outer limits of the street right-of-way line.

b. Signs not located on residential property shall not exceed sixteen (16) square feet in sign area on one (1) side and thirty-two (32) square feet in area on all sides. A maximum of four (4) such signs may be placed on a zoning lot. Such signs must be behind the outer limits of the street right-of-way and be more than fifty (50) feet from any street right-of-way intersection.