Hinds County, MS Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)

02(i) covers window signs specifically: temporary window signs may be attached to or displayed in a show or display window, but the total sign area cannot exceed 20% of the window area. 01's baseline, which requires signs generally to sit at least 10 feet back from any lot line unless a greater setback is specified elsewhere in the article. The 20% cap sits among a set of type-specific limits in the same subsection: ground signs and billboards cannot exceed 30 feet in height with at least 4 feet of clearance above grade, pole signs cap at 700 square feet per face, portable signs (prohibited outside Board-approved parking-lot uses) at 50 square feet, post signs at 60 square feet per face, and wall signs cannot project more than 12 inches from the building.

Most signs in the county need a permit before they go up, under Section 2201, with the application, plan, and fee (set under Section 2411) submitted to the Permit Department; the section carves out an exception only for signs already approved through Site Plan review. A sign that violates the district's general rules, including the window-sign coverage cap, can be ordered corrected, and any sign erected in violation of the ordinance after its effective date is treated as illegal and can be removed immediately without liability to the county.