Deltona, FL Sign Regulations: Holiday Displays (2026)
Key Facts
- Base duration
- 30 days per calendar year
- Extension
- One additional 30-day extension
- Example uses
- Holiday decor, civic events, construction
- Governing term
- "Temporary lighting" definition, LDC
- Citation
- § 70-30 (Ch. 70 definitions)
Summary
Deltona caps temporary holiday lighting displays that don't meet standard fixture rules at 30 days per calendar year, with one 30-day extension available, under the city's Land Development Code definitions.
Temporary lighting: lighting which does not conform to the provisions of this chapter and which will not be used for more than one 30-day period within a calendar year, with one 30-day extension. Temporary lighting is intended for uses which by their nature are of limited duration, for example, holiday decorations, civic events or construction projects.
Temporary portable storage unit: any container designed for the storage of personal property that is typically rented to owners or occupants of property for their temporary use and that is typically delivered and removed by a truck. A temporary portable storage unit is allowed on property solely for the loading, unloading and temporary storage of goods.
The traveled way: paved portion of the roadway or that surface between both edges of pavement or back of curb, including, but not limited to, turn lanes, parking lanes, deceleration and acceleration lanes, or 12 feet from center line on both sides of the right-of-way of unpaved roads.
Thoroughfare: public road, the primary though not sole purpose or use of which is to facilitate through movement of vehicles in moderate to substantial volume, rather than the providing of direct access to abutting properties (see the city's Comprehensive Plan Figure 2-1: Thoroughfare Roadway System).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
The Land Development Code defines 'temporary lighting' as any lighting that doesn't conform to the code's standard outdoor-lighting provisions and won't be used for more than one 30-day period per calendar year, with a single 30-day extension available. The code names holiday decorations, civic events, and construction projects as the uses this definition is meant to cover. Because the term feeds into the chapter's broader outdoor lighting standards (shielding, cutoff fixtures, and similar rules that apply to permanent installations), a holiday light display left up past the 60-day combined window no longer qualifies as temporary and must instead meet the code's permanent fixture standards.
Violations & Fines
Displays left up past the 30-day-plus-extension window are treated as noncompliant fixtures, subject to Deltona's LDC enforcement process: a fine up to $500 and/or up to 60 days jail, with each day a separate offense (§ 70-28(d)).
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