Sign Regulations in Arkansas (2026)
18 rules on the books across Arkansas, 7 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Political Signs
Rules for posting political campaign signs on your property, including size limits, how early you can put them up, and when they must come down.
Arkansas: statewide
StatewideHeavy RestrictionsArkansas Code 27-67-304 prohibits political campaign signs and other private signage within state highway…
Read full rule →Saline County
Some RestrictionsSaline County ordinance § 350.02 makes it unlawful for election campaign signs to stay up more than 20 days after a…
Read full rule →Little Rock
Light RestrictionsLittle Rock exempts political signs from the city's sign permit process, but they still must meet all other sign…
Read full rule →Fayetteville
Few RestrictionsFayetteville regulates political signs content-neutrally as non-commercial signs. A resident may post one on private…
Read full rule →Garage Sale Signs
Where you can place signs advertising a garage or yard sale, including restrictions on utility poles, medians, and public right-of-way.
Fayetteville
Some RestrictionsFayetteville's sign code has no garage-sale exemption and bans off-site signs, so directional yard-sale signs on…
Read full rule →Jonesboro
Some RestrictionsJonesboro caps garage-sale directional and advertising signs at four square feet, requires them to be freestanding…
Read full rule →Springdale
Some RestrictionsSpringdale caps garage, porch, and yard sale signs at 8 square feet and 24 inches tall, and requires removal by the…
Read full rule →Holiday Displays
Rules for seasonal decorations, lights, inflatables, and lawn displays, including the sign-permit exemptions most codes give them and any limits on timing, size, or placement.
Digital Billboards
Rules governing digital and electronic billboards, including size limits, brightness and dwell-time standards, and the ongoing legal fight in cities like LA.
Little Rock
Significant RestrictionsLittle Rock bans animated billboards citywide and permits digital conversion only in one capped Interstate 630 corridor…
Read full rule →Springdale
Significant RestrictionsSpringdale's sign code bars animation, flashing lights, or intense illumination on any sign, including billboards, that…
Read full rule →Fort Smith
Some RestrictionsFort Smith limits digital billboard faces to 0.3 foot-candles above ambient light, an eight-second minimum dwell time…
Read full rule →Window Signs
Limits on the percentage of window area that may be covered by signs in storefronts, including transparency rules for safety visibility into businesses.
Fort Smith
Some RestrictionsInside Fort Smith's Downtown Form-Based Code district, an attached window sign can cover no more than 25 percent of…
Read full rule →Jonesboro
Some RestrictionsIn Jonesboro's downtown core (C-1) district, temporary window signs cannot cover more than ten percent of the window…
Read full rule →Little Rock
Some RestrictionsIn Little Rock's River Market design overlay district, window signage can't cover more than 25% of any single glass…
Read full rule →Springdale
Some RestrictionsIn Springdale's Ballpark Area/Southwest Springdale District Overlay, window and interior signs can't cover more than 40…
Read full rule →Freeway-Facing Signs
Restrictions on commercial signs visible from freeways, including height, illumination, and outdoor advertising act compliance.
Garland County
Heavy RestrictionsGarland County bans off-premises signs, including billboards, visible from designated scenic corridors under Code §…
Read full rule →Little Rock
Significant RestrictionsBillboards near Little Rock freeways are confined to C-3/C-4 commercial and I-2/I-3 industrial zones, capped in height…
Read full rule →Saline County
Significant RestrictionsSection 350.04 requires a Saline County Planning Board permit before any billboard goes up in the unincorporated…
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