Signs on homes in Jackson: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Jackson Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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Election and other noncommercial signs	Remove no later than 6 months after the event, or the date of posting, whichever is later. Applies: Temporary noncommercial signs on private property, with the owner's permission. § 17.54.155 · code text Temporary noncommercial signs must be removed no later than six months after the event for which it was posted has passed, or the date of the posting, whichever is later.
Signs that need no permit	One sign up to 2 square feet, attached to and parallel with the front wall. Applies: All residential zones. Only the occupant name or title or occupation. § 17.54.170 · code text Residential signs providing name of residents and address shall be allowed in all residential zones within the City without obtaining a permit if said signs meet the following criteria: Temporary noncommercial signs up to 32 square feet per side need no permit. Applies: All zones; private property only, with owner's permission. 80 square feet in all on any one parcel. § 17.54.155 · code text Temporary noncommercial signs that do not exceed 32 square feet per side.
For-sale and open-house signs	One temporary sign up to 4 square feet per side, at least 10 feet from adjoining premises. Applies: Residential zones; premises for sale, lease or rent. Not in a public way. § 17.54.170 · code text One temporary single or double faced sign not to exceed four square feet in area per side advertising the premises for sale, lease, or rent located not nearer than 10 feet to adjoining premises, nor within a public way.

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Jackson's code: Remove no later than 6 months after the event, or the date of posting, whichever is later. (Temporary noncommercial signs on private property, with the owner's permission.) (§ 17.54.155); One sign up to 2 square feet, attached to and parallel with the front wall. (All residential zones. Only the occupant name or title or occupation.) (§ 17.54.170).

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