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Signs on homes in Lincoln

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

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

What Lincoln's code says

Lincoln code What Lincoln's code adds
Election and other noncommercial signs
  • Signs may be displayed for 45 calendar days per event.
    Applies: Temporary noncommercial signs on residential property.
    § 16.01.060 · code text
    1. Duration - 45 calendar days per event.
  • Signs may be displayed up to 6 times per calendar year.
    Applies: Temporary noncommercial signs on residential property.
    § 16.01.060 · code text
    2. Up to 6 times per calendar year.
  • Signs may be up to 12 square feet.
    Applies: Temporary noncommercial signs on residential property.
    § 16.01.060 · code text
    3. Size. 12 square feet, not to exceed 4 feet in height.
  • Signs may be up to 4 feet high.
    Applies: Temporary noncommercial signs on residential property.
    § 16.01.060 · code text
    3. Size. 12 square feet, not to exceed 4 feet in height.
  • 2 signs per private property.
    Applies: Temporary noncommercial signs on residential property.
    § 16.01.060 · code text
    4. Quantity. Two per private property.
Signs that need no permit
  • House numbers and nameplates up to 3 square feet need no permit.
    Applies: Address signs.
    § 16.01.060 · code text
    House numbers and nameplates not exceeding three square feet in area; business numbers not exceeding ten square feet in area.
For-sale and open-house signs
  • 1 on-site freestanding sign.
    Applies: An individual home or vacant lot for an individual home.
    § 16.03.030 · code text
    Individual homes or a vacant lot for an individual home is permitted one on-site freestanding real estate sign not to exceed six square feet in area and six feet in height.
  • Up to 6 square feet.
    Applies: An individual home or vacant lot for an individual home; on-site freestanding sign.
    § 16.03.030 · code text
    Individual homes or a vacant lot for an individual home is permitted one on-site freestanding real estate sign not to exceed six square feet in area and six feet in height.
  • Up to 6 feet high.
    Applies: An individual home or vacant lot for an individual home; on-site freestanding sign.
    § 16.03.030 · code text
    Individual homes or a vacant lot for an individual home is permitted one on-site freestanding real estate sign not to exceed six square feet in area and six feet in height.
  • 1 off-site freestanding sign.
    Applies: An individual home or vacant lot for an individual home; with consent of the off-site property owner.
    § 16.03.030 · code text
    One off-site freestanding real estate sign not to exceed six square feet in area and six feet in height is also permitted with the consent of the off-site real property owner.
  • Up to 6 square feet.
    Applies: An individual home or vacant lot for an individual home; off-site freestanding sign.
    § 16.03.030 · code text
    One off-site freestanding real estate sign not to exceed six square feet in area and six feet in height is also permitted with the consent of the off-site real property owner.
  • Up to 6 feet high.
    Applies: An individual home or vacant lot for an individual home; off-site freestanding sign.
    § 16.03.030 · code text
    One off-site freestanding real estate sign not to exceed six square feet in area and six feet in height is also permitted with the consent of the off-site real property owner.
  • Remove the sign upon sale or lease of the property.
    § 16.03.030 · code text
    Real estate signs shall be removed upon sale or lease of the property.
  • Up to 6 square feet per face.
    Applies: Off-site open house directional sign, while an open house is actually in progress.
    § 16.03.030 · code text
    Such signs shall be freestanding, and shall not exceed six square feet per face. Each sign may have a maximum of two faces.
  • Up to 2 faces.
    Applies: Off-site open house directional sign.
    § 16.03.030 · code text
    Such signs shall be freestanding, and shall not exceed six square feet per face. Each sign may have a maximum of two faces.
  • Up to 4 feet high.
    Applies: Off-site open house directional sign.
    § 16.03.030 · code text
    Maximum height shall be four feet.
  • Remove the sign by sunset of the day of the open house.
    Applies: Off-site open house directional sign.
    § 16.03.030 · code text
    Signs shall be removed by sunset of the day on which the open house is held.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Lincoln's code: Signs may be displayed for 45 calendar days per event. (Temporary noncommercial signs on residential property.) (§ 16.01.060); Signs may be displayed up to 6 times per calendar year. (Temporary noncommercial signs on residential property.) (§ 16.01.060).

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