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Signs on homes in Lafayette

Lafayette's own rules on signs on homes, with the code text for every value.

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

What Lafayette's code says

Lafayette code What Lafayette's code adds
Election and other noncommercial signs
  • Up to 80 square feet per parcel.
    Applies: Total aggregate area of all signs, including exempt signs
    § 6-2565 · code text
    The total aggregate area of all signs, including exempt signs, shall not exceed 80 square feet per parcel, of which only 32 square feet may be permanent.
  • Up to 180 square feet.
    Applies: Additional temporary noncommercial signage; total of 45 days or less in a calendar year
    § 6-2565 · code text
    In addition to the aggregate area allowed under subsection (b), each parcel may contain an additional 180 square feet of temporary noncommercial signage for a total of 45 days or less in a calendar year, and notwithstanding the requirements of this chapter, each temporary noncommercial sign may be as large as 12 square feet in area and six feet in height.
  • 45 days or less in a calendar year
    Applies: Additional temporary noncommercial signage
    § 6-2565 · code text
    In addition to the aggregate area allowed under subsection (b), each parcel may contain an additional 180 square feet of temporary noncommercial signage for a total of 45 days or less in a calendar year, and notwithstanding the requirements of this chapter, each temporary noncommercial sign may be as large as 12 square feet in area and six feet in height.
  • Up to 12 square feet in area and 6 feet in height.
    Applies: Each temporary noncommercial sign; additional temporary noncommercial signage
    § 6-2565 · code text
    In addition to the aggregate area allowed under subsection (b), each parcel may contain an additional 180 square feet of temporary noncommercial signage for a total of 45 days or less in a calendar year, and notwithstanding the requirements of this chapter, each temporary noncommercial sign may be as large as 12 square feet in area and six feet in height.
  • Temporary noncommercial signs are otherwise allowed for a 90-day period
    Applies: The 45-day period for the additional 180 square feet is added to this 90-day period
    § 6-2565 · code text
    This 45-day period is in addition to the 90-day period otherwise allowed for temporary noncommercial signs.
For-sale and open-house signs
  • 1 sign each
    § 6-2568 · code text
    A real property owner or his agent may display on the owner's real property and on real property owned by others, with the other's consent, one sign each which is reasonably located, in plain view of the public, and which does not adversely affect public safety, including traffic safety, provided the sign meets the requirements of this section:
  • Up to 4 square feet.
    § 6-2568 · code text
    The sign shall not exceed four square feet in area.
  • Only on the day and during the hours that the property is available for public showing
    Applies: Off-site open house real estate sign
    § 6-2568 · code text
    An off-site open house real estate sign that complies with Sections 6-2568(a) and (b) is permitted and may be placed only on the day and during the hours that the property is available for public showing and may be a portable or A-board sign.
  • 1 sign per intersection
    Applies: Off-site open house real estate sign; for each parcel
    § 6-2568 · code text
    For each parcel there may be only one sign per intersection and no sign may be located farther from the property than the closest main thoroughfare intersection.
  • Removed after each day of showing
    Applies: Off-site open house real estate sign
    § 6-2568 · code text
    The sign must be removed after each day of showing.
  • Up to 16 square feet.
    Applies: Unimproved lot capable of being subdivided
    § 6-2568 · code text
    On an unimproved lot that is capable of being subdivided, a for sale, for lease or for exchange sign shall not exceed 16 square feet in area.
  • 90 days after placement or 10 days after the sale, whichever is earlier
    § 6-2568 · code text
    A temporary residential realty sign shall be removed either: (1) no more than 90 days after placement; or (2) ten days after the sale of the property to which it relates, whichever is earlier.

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Frequently asked questions

What signs may I put up at my home in Lafayette?

Lafayette's code: Up to 80 square feet per parcel. (Total aggregate area of all signs, including exempt signs) (§ 6-2565); Up to 180 square feet. (Additional temporary noncommercial signage; total of 45 days or less in a calendar year) (§ 6-2565).

General information, not legal advice.

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