Pasco, WA Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Coverage cap
- 25% of window area
- Permit required
- No, if within 25% cap
- Allowed extra content
- Credit card logos, hours, address
- Applies in
- O, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-R, BP, I-1, I-2, I-3
Summary
Pasco caps window signs in office and commercial districts at 25 percent coverage of the transparent window area, no permit required. Window signs may show credit card logos plus business hours and address without counting against other sign allowances.
maximum per sign | window sign (11) | no | transparent | na | 25% | 15 ... 11Window signs may include credit card logos and advertise hours of operation and address.
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
010 addresses window signs under the 'Office/commercial districts' composite allowance row for O, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-R, BP, I-1, I-2 and I-3 zones. The table lists 'window sign' with a 'no' permit requirement, a material standard of 'transparent,' and a maximum coverage of '25%' with a 15-unit entry in the adjoining column, tied to footnote 11. , within three feet of the window pane,' and distinguishes 'Sign - window, temporary indoor' as a temporary poster displayed inside the glass or in close proximity that can be viewed from outside.
Because the table marks window signs as not requiring a permit, a business can post window signage up to the 25 percent coverage cap without a separate sign permit application, unlike most other sign types in the same table which are marked 'yes' for permit and carry area, height and setback limits of their own.
Violations & Fines
A window sign that exceeds the 25 percent coverage threshold, or that is not among the exempt categories, is subject to the City's prohibited/nonconforming sign enforcement under PMC 17.15.040 and the general sign permit and removal authority administered by the Community and Economic Development Department, since exceeding the allowance table's limit takes the sign outside the no-permit exemption.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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