Keller allows residential holiday decorations and light displays with minimal restrictions, focusing on glare, blocked sight lines, and temporary-sign limits. HOAs often add stricter timing and style rules.
Holiday displays such as Christmas lights, inflatable decorations, yard figures, and seasonal banners are considered protected expressive use of residential property and are broadly allowed under Keller ordinances. The city does not regulate the content or theme of holiday decorations under content-neutral sign code principles from Reed v. Town of Gilbert. However, a few practical constraints apply. Exterior lighting must not cast glare that unreasonably interferes with adjacent property or creates a traffic hazard by distracting drivers or obscuring stop signs and traffic signals. Inflatables and figures cannot block sidewalks, encroach into the public right of way, or obstruct driver sight lines at intersections and driveways. Extension cords and electrical installations should comply with the adopted National Electrical Code, particularly for GFCI outlets outdoors and outdoor-rated cords. Amplified music or speaker displays must comply with the Keller noise ordinance, which sets day and night decibel limits. Temporary holiday signs fall under the temporary sign rules with size and duration limits and no placement in the public right of way. Deed-restricted HOA communities commonly add stricter timing rules, requiring decorations be removed within a set number of days after the holiday, and some impose style or color restrictions as architectural standards. Residents with live trees, wreaths, and other flammable decorations should follow fire safety practices, including keeping decorations away from heat sources and using lights rated for outdoor use.
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