Sign Regulations in Nebraska (2026)
14 rules on the books across Nebraska, 3 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.
Nebraska: statewide
StatewideHeavy RestrictionsNebraska state law prohibits placing political campaign signs or any signs on state highway and interstate…
Read full rule →Lincoln
Light RestrictionsLincoln permits temporary political campaign signs citywide, capped at 10 sq ft in residential districts and 40 sq ft…
Read full rule →Omaha
Light RestrictionsOmaha exempts political signs from its standard sign rules only if they go up no more than two months before the…
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.
Omaha
Significant RestrictionsOmaha's zoning code bans portable signs outright in every zoning district, and a separate ordinance fines anyone who…
Read full rule →Lincoln
Light RestrictionsLincoln requires temporary garage sale signs to be staked securely into the ground and bars them from the public…
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.
Lincoln
Few RestrictionsLincoln lets homeowners and businesses run seasonal and holiday lawn displays, including blinking, flashing, or moving…
Read full rule →Omaha
Few RestrictionsOmaha exempts seasonal decorations displayed on private or public property from its sign code entirely, so holiday…
Read full rule →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.
Lancaster County
Significant RestrictionsLancaster County's AG and AGR districts flatly bar any sign lit by flashing, intermittent or moving lights or with…
Read full rule →Omaha
Significant RestrictionsOmaha permits digital billboards only in GC, DS, CH, GI and HI zones, caps brightness at 5,200 nits by day and 500 nits…
Read full rule →Lincoln
Some RestrictionsOff-premises digital billboards in Lincoln must hold each message for at least ten seconds if the display exceeds 80…
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.
Lincoln
Some RestrictionsIn nonresidential zoning districts, Lincoln caps permanent window signs at 25% of the area of any single window or door…
Read full rule →Omaha
Some RestrictionsOmaha limits window signs to 40 percent of the window's total area, with permanent window signs capped at 25 percent of…
Read full rule →Freeway-Facing Signs
Restrictions on commercial signs visible from freeways, including height, illumination, and outdoor advertising act compliance.
Omaha
Significant RestrictionsDigital billboards along Omaha's interstate corridors face the toughest takedown ratio in the sign code: five existing…
Read full rule →Lincoln
Some RestrictionsOff-premises signs near Lincoln's entrance corridors must sit at least 800 feet from Interstate 80 within a quarter…
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