Vallejo, CA Sign Regulations: Holiday Displays (2026)
Key Facts
- Exempt season
- Oct. 30 to Feb. 1 (16.506.02.A.2)
- Per-lamp cap
- 10 watts, 70 lumens
- Flashing holiday lights
- Banned on commercial property
- Seasonal decorations
- Exempt from sign permit (16.509.03.M)
- Disguised advertising signs
- Not exempt
- Noncompliance penalty
- $100-$1,000 fine, Sec. 1.12.010
Summary
Vallejo exempts holiday lighting from its outdoor lighting rules only between October 30 and February 1, and only if no single lamp exceeds 10 watts and 70 lumens; flashing holiday lights are barred outright on commercial properties. Section 16.506.02.A.2 sets the exemption, while Section 16.509.03.M separately excuses seasonal decorations from sign permits.
2.Holiday Lights. Holiday lighting from October 30th to February 1st, provided that no individual lamp exceeds ten watts and seventy lumens. Flashing holiday lights are prohibited on commercial properties. [16.509.03.M:] Seasonal Decorations—Private Property. Seasonal and/or holiday decorations and displays such as those related to Thanksgiving or the 4th of July, not including advertising signs disguised as seasonal decorations.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Update 12 - 25).
Full Breakdown
Vallejo regulates holiday displays through two different chapters. 2 exempts holiday lighting from October 30th to February 1st, provided that no individual lamp exceeds ten watts and seventy lumens, and prohibits flashing holiday lights on commercial properties. I. M exempts Seasonal Decorations on Private Property from needing a sign permit at all, covering seasonal and holiday decorations and displays such as those related to Thanksgiving or the 4th of July, but excluding advertising signs disguised as seasonal decorations. 509. 506.
Violations & Fines
Holiday lighting left up past February 1st, exceeding the ten-watt/seventy-lumen cap, or flashing on a commercial property loses its Section 16.506.02.A.2 exemption and must meet the chapter's standard lighting rules or be removed; noncompliance is enforced under Vallejo's general penalty, Section 1.12.010, an infraction ($100-$500 fine) or misdemeanor ($500-$1,000 fine, up to six months in county jail, or both), with each day of the violation counted separately.
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