Huntington, NY Sign Regulations: Holiday Displays (2026)
Key Facts
- Install window
- Up to 45 days before holiday
- Removal deadline
- Within 30 days after holiday ends
- Governing section
- § 143-2(C)(9), Ch. 143
- Still barred
- Light trespass, glare, nuisance
- Fine range
- $500-$1,500 per day, § 143-16
Summary
Huntington's outdoor lighting law lets homeowners and businesses put up holiday lighting only within a set window around the holiday itself. Under § 143-2(C)(9), the lights may go up no more than 45 days before the holiday being celebrated and must come down within 30 days after it ends, regardless of the fixture's brightness or shielding.
Holiday lighting. Such lighting may be installed up to forty-five (45) days before the holiday being celebrated and shall be removed no later than thirty (30) days of the end of such holiday.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4940543; v75 updated 2026-06-09; through 06-09-2026).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 143, Outdoor Lighting, adopted November 9, 2005, governs every exterior luminaire in Huntington, whether residential, commercial or institutional. ' The Town defines 'holiday lighting' in § 143-3 as 'temporary lighting customarily placed or installed to celebrate a holiday,' distinguishing it from year-round decorative or security lighting that must meet the chapter's full-cutoff, downward-directed shielding rules. The same exemption list also covers a separate, tighter window for lighting tied to a Town-sponsored or Town-permitted special event, which may go up only seven days before and must come down within three days after, showing the Town treats holiday displays more generously than one-off event lighting.
' Enforcement runs through the Department of Engineering Services and, ultimately, § 143-16, which sets the penalty for any Chapter 143 violation, including an overstayed holiday display.
Violations & Fines
Leaving holiday lighting up past the 30-day removal window, or installing it earlier than 45 days before the holiday, is a violation of Chapter 143 under § 143-16. A first violation carries a fine of $500 to $1,500, with each day the display remains up a separate offense; the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication may impose the same range, and the Town Attorney may also seek an injunction or up to $250 per day in civil penalties.
Frequently Asked Questions
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