Hammond, IN Sign Regulations: Holiday Displays (2026)

" The provision was adopted by Ord. 8796, passed October 23, 2006, and sits in Chapter 98's nuisances article, following the chapter's junked-vehicle and graffiti provisions, which signals the city treats stray holiday decorations left up out of season as a nuisance concern rather than a sign-code or zoning matter. The rule sets a roughly five-month display window running from November 1 through March 30, meaning a homeowner or business that strings lights in October or leaves them up into April is outside the permitted window regardless of whether the display is still lit or functioning; the section's title referencing "unused" lights suggests the ordinance targets decorations left in place after the season rather than active seasonal displays taken down promptly.

50 in the printed text, so enforcement of a nuisance chapter violation falls to the city's Code Enforcement function and the general penalty provision that applies whenever no specific fine is stated elsewhere in the code. Because the ordinance is dated 2006 and appears as a standalone section rather than part of a broader property-maintenance rewrite, it remains the operative citywide rule on holiday-light timing for every residential and commercial property in Hammond.