Lexington County, SC Sign Regulations: Holiday Displays (2026)

40 of the Appendix B zoning ordinance, adopted in full by Ord. No. 23-17 on June 25, 2024, governs temporary signs, and subsection (f), Seasonal Signs, covers on-premise signs advertising seasonal or holiday products or services. A seasonal sign cannot exceed 32 square feet in area, must sit on private property with the property owner's permission, and is limited to one sign per 500 feet of street frontage or portion of it. 40, a seasonal sign does not have to be set back from the road right-of-way.

The removal deadline is strict: the sign must be removed within 7 days after the end of the season. That mirrors the removal windows the same section sets for other temporary categories, such as the 7-day removal for a contractor's sign after work is complete, and the 24-hour removal for a short-term information sign after its event ends. 10, General Provisions, a seasonal sign placed near a driveway or intersection still has to clear the county's separate sight-distance rules even though it is exempt from the standard road right-of-way setback. The Zoning Administrator handles compliance for all Chapter 5 sign categories, including seasonal signs, as part of the zoning permitting and code enforcement process.