Las Vegas, NV Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Window sign coverage
- 25% of window area max, all districts
- P-O/O/C-D combined cap
- wall+window signs limited to wall sign area
- C-1/C-2/C-PB/C-M/M cap
- all signage 20% of building elevation
- Animated signs near housing
- barred within 200 ft in P-O, O, C-D
- Sign certificate
- not required for window signs
- Governing section
- LVMC 19.08.120(F)(18), Table 14
Summary
Window signs in Las Vegas commercial and industrial buildings cannot cover more than 25% of a building elevation's total window area under LVMC 19.08.120(F)(18). In the P-O, O and C-D districts, combined wall and window sign area also cannot exceed what a wall sign alone would be allowed, and animated or electronic message signs are barred outright near single-family residential property.
Window signs shall not cover more than 25% of the total area of all windows located on a building elevation. In no case shall the combined area of both wall signs and window signs exceed the area permitted for wall signs ... Window signs shall not cover more than 25% of the total area of all windows located on a building elevation. The total combined area of all wall, window, roof, awning and marquee signs shall not exceed 20% of the building elevation to which they are attached
Full Breakdown
120(F)(18) governs window signs citywide in commercial and industrial zoning. In the P-O, O and C-D districts, only one window sign per building is allowed, window signage cannot exceed 25% of the total window area on a building elevation, and the combined area of wall signs plus window signs on that elevation cannot exceed the area a wall sign alone would be permitted. Illumination in these districts is limited to internal or direct external light, and animated or electronic message unit signs are prohibited outright on any elevation facing and located within 200 feet of property zoned or planned for single-family residential use.
In the C-1, C-2, C-PB, C-M and M districts the code sets no numeric cap on the number of window signs, but still limits total coverage: window signage cannot exceed 25% of the total window area on an elevation, and the combined area of all wall, window, roof, awning and marquee signs together cannot exceed 20% of that building elevation. These districts allow internal, external, animated and electronic message unit signs, again except on an elevation visible from and within 200 feet of single-family residential property.
No sign certificate is required for a window sign under either standard, and there is no height or setback limit because the sign is applied directly to the glass.
Violations & Fines
LVMC 19.00.090 treats a window display that busts the 25% coverage cap, or an animated message sign installed within 200 feet of single-family residential property where it is barred, as a violation of Title 19. The City can pursue administrative action to modify or revoke any related approval, issue a stop-work order on related construction, or pursue nuisance abatement in court; the Director, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, and other designated City staff can all enforce it, and remedies are cumulative.
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