Celina, TX Sign Regulations: Holiday Displays (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing rule
- Zoning Code § 14.04.506(1)
- Removal deadline
- Reasonable and customary time
- Applies to
- Decorative seasonal lighting citywide
- Adopted
- Ordinance 2019-42, 10/8/2019
Summary
Celina exempts decorative seasonal lighting from its outdoor lighting standards, but the lights must come down within a reasonable and customary time.
Decorative seasonal lighting. The decorative seasonal lights shall be removed within a reasonable and customary time.
Full Breakdown
Celina's zoning code regulates most exterior lighting closely, including a permit-triggering photometric plan and a ban on unshielded bulbs, flashing lights, and several luminaire types. Decorative seasonal lighting is carved out as an exemption from those design and shielding standards, but the exemption is conditional: displays must be taken down within a reasonable and customary time rather than left up indefinitely. The code sets no fixed day count, leaving code enforcement to judge what counts as timely removal.
Violations & Fines
Lights left up well past the season can lose the exemption and expose the display to enforcement as prohibited/nonconforming outdoor lighting under Part 5 of the zoning code.
Frequently Asked Questions
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