Midwest City, OK Sign Regulations: Holiday Displays (2026)
Key Facts
- Duration limit
- 45 days per year
- Underlying ban
- bare bulbs over 15 watts
- Section
- Zoning Ordinance § 5.11.3(C)(2)
- Enforced by
- Community Development Director
Summary
Midwest City's zoning code bans bare light bulbs over 15 watts and unshielded light strings citywide, but exempts temporary holiday lighting from that ban for up to 45 days each year.
Bare bulbs above fifteen (15) watts or strings of lamps are prohibited except for temporary holiday lighting not exceeding forty-five (45) days per year.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 21).
Full Breakdown
Section 5.11.3(C)(2) of the Midwest City Zoning Ordinance, part of the outdoor lighting and glare prevention standards, prohibits bare bulbs above 15 watts or strings of lamps "except for temporary holiday lighting not exceeding forty-five (45) days per year." The exemption sits inside the code's broader lighting-unit standards, which otherwise require down-light, indirect, diffused, or shielded fixtures to cut glare onto neighboring properties. The 45-day clock applies within Midwest City's corporate limits; Oklahoma City, Del City, Choctaw, Nicoma Park, Spencer, and Tinker Air Force Base each set their own rules for holiday displays.
Violations & Fines
Holiday lighting kept up past the 45-day window loses its exemption and falls under the code's general ban on bare bulbs over 15 watts and unshielded light strings, enforced by the Community Development Director.
Frequently Asked Questions
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