Leander, TX Sign Regulations: Holiday Displays (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit
- Not required
- Condition
- No commercial message
- Duration cap
- None specified in code
- Governing article
- Sec. 3.08.009 exempt signs
Summary
Leander exempts holiday lights and decorations from sign permitting citywide, provided they carry no commercial message: no permit, no square-footage cap, and no code-stated removal deadline.
The following signs shall be exempt from obtaining a sign permit provided that standards of this article shall be met:
(1)Any public notice, or warning required by a valid and applicable federal, state, or local law, regulation or ordinance;(2)Any sign inside a building, not attached to a window or door, that is not legible from a distance of more than three feet beyond the lot line of the lot or parcel on which such sign is located;(3)Works of art that do not include a commercial message;(4)Holiday lights and decorations with no commercial message;
Full Breakdown
The sign article's exempt-sign list waives a permit for 'Holiday lights and decorations with no commercial message,' matching the code's definition of holiday decorations as a nonpermanent lighting or display installation tied to a holiday or holiday season. Exemption from the permit does not exempt the display from the article's other standards: flashing, chasing, or moving-light effects remain barred, and illuminated signs near residential zoning must still shut off overnight. The code sets no fixed calendar window or maximum display period for holiday lighting itself, unlike the separate 60-day cap on festoon-style temporary decorations.
Violations & Fines
Exempt from the sign-permit fee and application, but a holiday display that adds a commercial message, flashes, or illuminates past code hours can be cited under the article's general sign standards and ordered removed.
Frequently Asked Questions
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