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Pasco, WA Sign Regulations: Holiday Displays (2026)

Few Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Exclusion section
PMC 12.32.060(7)
Scope
Both private and commercial holiday lighting
Duration limit
None set by this chapter
Shielding/source rules
Do not apply to holiday lighting
Exemption permit needed
No, holiday lighting is exempt

Summary

Pasco exempts private and commercial holiday lighting from its outdoor lighting chapter entirely, so the citywide shielding, approved-source, and midnight curfew rules that apply to other outdoor fixtures do not restrict holiday displays.

The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to the following: ... (7) Private and commercial holiday lighting.

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Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4837, passed May 4, 2026).

Full Breakdown

32 PMC's outdoor lighting requirements, and subsection (7) names "private and commercial holiday lighting" outright. 040 that otherwise bars illuminating buildings or signs with light projected above the horizontal between midnight and sunrise. The same exclusions section also carves out fixtures existing before the ordinance, private residential incandescent illumination of 500 watts or less, gas-combustion light, neon/argon/krypton tube signs, internally illuminated translucent signs, and certain fluorescent lamps on file with the Building Inspector. 070, has no holiday-specific standard to apply. 080 therefore has no application to holiday lighting because the display is excluded from the chapter's substantive requirements in the first place.

Violations & Fines

Because PMC 12.32.060(7) excludes private and commercial holiday lighting from Chapter 12.32 PMC, there is no shielding, source, or curfew violation to enforce against a holiday display under this chapter. Holiday lighting could still be cited under separate nuisance or general property-maintenance provisions if it independently created a hazard, but the outdoor lighting chapter itself imposes no penalty on it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Pasco limit how long I can keep holiday lights up?
No. PMC 12.32.060(7) excludes private and commercial holiday lighting from the entire outdoor lighting chapter, so the shielding, source, and curfew standards that apply to other fixtures do not set a duration limit on holiday displays.
Do I need a permit for holiday lights on my Pasco home or business?
No. Because holiday lighting is listed as an exclusion in PMC 12.32.060(7), it is not subject to the temporary exemption process in PMC 12.32.050 that other outdoor lighting installations must use.
Can my holiday lights shine upward or stay on after midnight in Pasco?
The midnight-to-sunrise curfew in PMC 12.32.040 applies to buildings, searchlights, and signs generally, but PMC 12.32.060(7) removes holiday lighting from the chapter's coverage, so that curfew does not restrict a holiday display.

Sources & Official References

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